Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ you have here. The definition of the word
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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
- how many, how much
nɔ̃⁵⁵ kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵ tɛ̃⁵⁵ vɛ³¹?- How old are you? (lit. How many years are you?)
Derived terms
Noun
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵
- how many, how much
- how much (money)
Adverb
kʰə̆.mja̠³⁵
- (used in questions enquiring degree) how; how much
- (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)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Etymologically related with mja³¹ (“many, much”)