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Lahu
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *ʔaŋ ~ *ʔak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔa(ŋ/k)- (noun prefix). Compare Burmese အ- (a.-) and possibly Old Chinese 阿 (OC *qaːl).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ɔ̀-
- nominalizing prefix that forms nouns from bounded verbal or nominal root morphemes, e.g.
- ɔ̀-chɨ̂ ― lung
- ɔ̀-khɨ ― foot
- ɔ̀-fɨ́-qō ― stomach
- ɔ̀-ha ― spirit, image
- general prefix that can be substituted for specific prefixes according to context, e.g.
- ɔ̀-šī ― small round object
- as in
- à-mī-šī ― hand-grenade
- í-šī ― fruit
- nâʔ-šī ― bullet
- nī-šī ― testicle
- meaningless element used as prefix in loanwords, e.g.
- ɔ̀-a ― saddle (loan from Tai, cf. Thai อาน (aan), itself from Chinese 鞍 (ān))
References
- James A. Matisoff (1988) The Dictionary of Lahu, University of California Press.
- James A. Matisoff (1973) The Grammar of Lahu, University of California Press, page 66.