pjɛ̠³⁵

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See also: pjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ and pʰjɛ³¹

Pela

pjɛ̠³⁵

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese ဘီး (bhi:, “comb”), ဖြီး (hpri:, “to comb, to brush (hair)”), (possibly) Chinese 篦 (OC *piː, *bis), Nusu pɹe̱⁵⁵ (“comb”), Lisu ꓑꓶꓸ (pɯ́, “comb; to comb”), Hani peiq toq (“comb”), Naxi berl (“to comb”), berl mei (“comb”), Namuyi ʁuo⁵⁵ pəəʴ³¹ (“comb”) and (possibly) Central Bai sul pind (“comb”). Compare Lhao Vo pye꞉, Zaiwa byve, Lashi pyi”, Luxi Achang pjɛ⁵⁵ and Hpon phyè (“to comb”), phyè xò (“comb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjɛ̠³⁵/

Noun

pjɛ̠³⁵

comb
pjɛ̠³⁵ jaŋ³¹ tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵ kja̠ʔ⁵⁵
combing hair with a comb

See also

tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵ ~ u³¹ tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵ (“hair (on the head)”)
kja̠ʔ⁵⁵ (“to comb”)

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)

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