tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵
Pela edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam (“hair (of head)”). Cognate with Burmese ဆံ (hcam, “hair (of head)”), Old Chinese 髟 (“long hair”), Tibetan སམ་དལ (sam dal, “moustache”) and Jingpho sam (“hair”). Compare Lhao Vo xae, Zaiwa cam and Hpon ăshɛ́.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵
- hair (of head)
Usage notes edit
tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵ is only used to refer to hairs on head. For body hairs, ʃə̆³¹mau³⁵ is used instead(cf. Chinese 髮 vs. 毛).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)