ta̠u³⁵nɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃³¹
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Pela
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Dendrobium_orchid_plant_planted_in_Mangshi%2C_China.jpg/220px-Dendrobium_orchid_plant_planted_in_Mangshi%2C_China.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from ta̠u³⁵ (“to invert; to return”) + nɔ̃³¹ + pɛ̃³¹ (“(in compounds) flower”), in which nɔ̃³¹ being a variant of lɔ̠̃³⁵ (“to hang, to suspend”). Compare Zaiwa dvaulvang ban.
Pronunciation
[edit]IPA(key): /ta̠u³⁵.nɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃³¹/
Noun
[edit]ta̠u³⁵nɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃³¹
- Dendrobium orchid plant (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
- nɔ³¹ ʒɛ̆ ta̠³⁵ ɣu³¹, ta̠u³⁵nɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃³¹ ʒɛ̆ xa³⁵ ɣu³¹.
- (I) once raised cattle, and planted Dendrobium as well.