laʔ³¹
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Pela
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognate with Burmese လက် (lak, “hand, arm”), Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”), Old Chinese 翼 (OC *lɯɡ, “wing”), Tangut 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”), Horpa ɮa and Nuosu ꇇ (lot, “hand”). Compare with Lhao Vo lo, , Zaiwa loq, and Longchuan Achang lɔʔ⁵⁵.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]laʔ³¹
Derived terms
[edit]- laʔ³¹ saŋ³⁵ ("fingernail")
- laʔ³¹ tʃʰɛʔ⁵⁵ ("armpit")
- laʔ³¹ ŋju̠ŋ³⁵ ("finger")
- laʔ³¹ ɣu³⁵ ("fortune telling")
References
[edit]- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)