u³¹ lam⁵¹

Pela

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u³¹ lam⁵¹

u³¹ lam⁵¹

u³¹ kjɛʔ⁵⁵

ŭ nauʔ³¹

mjaʔ³¹ mau³⁵

mjaʔ³¹ tʃɿ³⁵

nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

nɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ ju⁵⁵ kʰja³¹

na̠⁵⁵

nɔ̠t⁵⁵

ɛ̃⁵⁵ tʰɔ̃⁵⁵

ŋaŋ⁵⁵

nă kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

nă ʃɿ³⁵

pə̠̆ kʰju⁵⁵

mjaʔ³¹ kʰuŋ³⁵

pə̠̆.tʃɛ̠ʔ³¹

laŋ⁵⁵ taŋ⁵¹

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Etymology

From u³⁵ (“(in compounds) head”) +‎ lam³¹ (“classifier for round things; generic classifier”). Compare Lhao Vo au꞉ lam꞉, Zaiwa ulvum and Lashi vhu” loem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u³¹ lam⁵¹/, [u³¹ lam⁵¹ ~ u̠³¹ lam⁵¹]

Noun

u³¹ lam⁵¹ (classifier lam⁵¹)

1. head (top or front of the body, where the brain is located)

Derived terms

• u³¹ lam⁵¹ na⁵⁵ (“headache; to have a headache”)
• u³¹ lam⁵¹ ɣauʔ⁵⁵ (“to have the hair shaved; to have a haircut”)

 

See also

• kauŋ⁵⁵ tɔ⁵¹ (“body”)
• ŭ nauʔ³¹ (“brain”)
• i³¹ mjɔt³¹ ~ i³¹ mjit³¹ (“mind”)

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)