mau³¹
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mau"
A'ou[edit]
Numeral[edit]
mau³¹
- (Hongfeng) five
References[edit]
- He Yancheng [何彦诚], Sketch of Hongfeng Gelao [红丰仡佬语概况], (2008, Minzu Yuwen), ABVD
Pela[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk. Cognate with Burmese မိုး (mui:, “sky, rain(n.)”) (From Old Burmese မိုဝ် (muiw)), Tibetan རྨུ་བ (rmu ba, “fog”), Old Chinese 霧 (*moɡs, “fog”), Tangut 𗹦 (*mə¹, “sky, heaven”), Horpa mɑ mqɑ (“sky”), Nuosu ꃅ (mu, “sky (in compounds)”). Compare with Lhao Vo mug: , Zaiwa mau, Hpon tămù and Longchuan Achang mau³¹.
Noun[edit]
mau³¹
Derived terms[edit]
- mau³¹ kɔn⁵⁵ ("thunderbolt")
- mau³¹ kʰauŋ⁵⁵ ("sky")
- mau³¹ tap⁵⁵ ("(to be )cloudy")
- mau³¹ tɔ̃³¹ ("plane")
- mau³¹ tʃʰɔt⁵⁵ ("night fall")
- mau³¹ mjaŋ⁵⁵ ("thunder")
- mau³¹ pa³⁵ ("day break(v.)")
- mau³¹ pʰuŋ³⁵ ("(to be )sunny")
- mau³¹ ɣɔ⁵⁵ ("rain (v.)")
Etymology 2[edit]
Unclear. Cognate with Lhao Vo mug: (“land, state”) (as in mug: myid (“world”)).
Noun[edit]
mau³¹
Derived terms[edit]
- ja̠m⁵⁵ mau³¹ ("homeland")
- kʰə̆ mau³¹ ("which country")
- mjɛn³¹ mau³¹ ("Myanmar")
- tə̆ mau³¹("outland, foreign country")
- ɣəi⁵⁵ mau³¹ ("sea, ocean")
References[edit]
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)