kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

Pela

faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ tə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

Etymology

Cognate with Burmese ချပ် (hkyap, “numerical classifier for flat objects”) (<Old Burmese ခ္လပ် (khlap)). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lap (“leaf”), thus cognate with Old Chinese 葉 (OC *hljeb, *leb) ("leaf"), Tibetan ལོ་མ (lo ma, “leaf”) and Jingpho lap (“leaf”). Compare Lhao Vo khye' and Lashi khyab' .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵/, [cʰɛʔ⁵⁵ ~ tɕʰɛʔ⁵⁵]

Classifier

kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

1. numerical classifier for flat objects and months

   mau³¹sau³¹ tə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

   a piece of paper

Derived terms

• faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("tea")
• nə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("ear")

 

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)