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Pela
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwak (“leaf”). Cognate with Burmese အရွက် (a.rwak, “leaf”), Japhug tɤjwaʁ, Situ tɐ jwɐk. Compare Lhao Vo afo', Zaiwa ahaq, Longchuan Achang a³¹xʐoʔ⁵⁵ and Hpon ăʀùʔ.
The etymology may be further related with *r-pak (“leaf, leaflike part, flat object”), as Burmish *w- occasionally correspond to *p- in other TB (e.g. Tibetan ཕག་པ (phag pa) : Burmese ဝက် (wak), Pela vaʔ³¹ (“pig”)); thus also cognate with Western Lalu pʰɪ̠²¹, Lisu ꓒꓬꓽ (pʰjɑ̀), Hani albavq, Naxi piel, Tangut 𗟛 (*bạ²), Horpa lba lə, Southern Pumi sɐ¹³ fpɑ⁵⁵ and Jingpho hpalap (“tea”).
Noun
faʔ⁵⁵
- leaf (in compounds)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-pʷak (“to hide”). Cognate with Burmese ဝှက် (hwak, “to hide”), Tibetan ཕག (phag, “to be hidden”), Lisu ꓑꓬꓺ (pjɑ̱), Lahu vɑ²¹, Tangut 𗕜 (*wa¹) and Japhug anbaʁ. Compare Lhao Vo fo' and Zaiwa haq.
Verb
faʔ⁵⁵
- to hide, to hide oneself
- Synonyms: ŋja̠m³⁵, køʔ³¹
- Antonyms: xu³¹ xa⁵⁵, mjɔ̃³¹ xa⁵⁵
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
- Guillaume Jacques, Esquisse de phonologie et de morphologie historique du tangoute (2014; Brill, Leiden)
- 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)