ka³⁵
Pela edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gaːr ~ *ga (“to dance; to sing; to leap; to stride”). Cognate with Burmese က (ka., “dance”), Tibetan གར (gar, “dance”), Old Chinese 歌 (OC *kaːl), Situ ta-rga (“dance”) and Jingpho ka (“dance”). Compare with Lhao Vo go: , Zaiwa go and Hpon gà’.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ka³⁵
Derived terms edit
- mə̆.khɔn⁵⁵ ka³⁵ ("dance(v.)")
- mə̆.khɔn⁵⁵ ka⁵⁵ ("dance(n.)")
- tsam⁵⁵ ka³¹ ("Manau dance, Manau Festival")
References edit
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 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)