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Pela
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with Burmese ကျား (kya:)(from Inscriptional Old Burmese က္လာ (kla)), Nuosu ꆿ (lat, “tiger”), Old Chinese 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ), Danba Horpa ɮi (“tiger”). Compare Lhao Vo lamo:, Zaiwa lo, Longchuan Achang lɔ³¹ and Hpon kălà.
Pronunciation
Noun
la³¹
- tiger
- leopard
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)