tʃʰu⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kyəw (“sweet”). Cognate with Burmese ချို (hkyui, “sweet”), Nuosu ꐔ (qy, “sweet”) and Situ kə-tɕʰi (“sweet”). Compare Lhao Vo cug', Zaiwa chui, Luxi Achang tɕhau⁵⁵ and possibly Hpon xwí(ˀ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰu⁵⁵/

Verb

tʃʰu⁵⁵

1. sweet

Derived terms

• kʰə̆.tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("muskmelon")
• maŋ³⁵maŋ³¹ tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("very sweet")
• mjaʔ³¹mjaʔ³¹ tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("very sweet")
• na̠k⁵⁵nau³⁵ tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("kind-hearted", literally "heart sweet")
• pʰauŋ³¹ tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("sugarcane")
• tʰə̆.tʃʰu⁵⁵ ("sugar", literally "sweet-salt")

 

See also

• mɛ̃⁵⁵ ("flavour; taste")
• tʃɔ̠n⁵⁵ ("sour")
• kʰa³⁵ ("bitter; salty; (of tea) thick")
• pʰjak⁵⁵ ("hot, spicy")
• ŋɛ̃⁵⁵ ("salty")
• pjɔ̃³¹ ("(of taste) thin; bland")
• mja̠ʔ⁵⁵ ("delicious")
• tʃam³¹ ("fresh")
• pɛ̠̃⁵⁵ ("astringent")

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing)
• Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)