kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵

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Pela

Etymology

From kʰə̆- (which; interrogative prefix) +‎ mja̠³⁵ ((in compounds) quantity denoting particle[1]); mja̠³⁵ is possibly cognate with Burmese မျှ (hmya.). Compare Lhao Vo kʰə̆.mjɔ̠⁵⁵, Zaiwa ka myvo and Luxi Achang xai³⁵ ȵa⁵¹.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵/

Determiner

kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵

  1. how many, how much
    nɔ̃⁵⁵ kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ tɛ̃⁵⁵ vɛ³¹?
    How old are you? (lit. How many years are you?)
    tʃʰɛ⁵⁵ a³¹ tsaŋ³⁵ ŋø⁵⁵ kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵?
    How much is this item? (lit. How much money is this item?)

Derived terms

Noun

kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵

  1. how many, how much
  2. how much (money)
    tʃʰɛ⁵⁵ a³¹ tsaŋ³⁵ kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵?
    How much is this item?

Adverb

kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵

  1. (used in questions enquiring degree) how; how much
  2. (no matter) how ...
    • 2007, Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (波拉语研究), page 262:
      kʰăk⁵⁵/³¹mja̠³⁵ jauŋ³⁵ kə̆⁵⁵la̠ŋ³⁵/³¹ a⁵⁵/³¹
      [kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ jauŋ³⁵ kə̠̆ laŋ³¹ a³¹]
      No matter how beautiful (others' mothers are)

See also

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)
  1. 1.0 1.1 Etymologically related with mja³¹ (many, much)