Pela edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese သောက် (sauk, drink), Old Chinese (OC *sloːɡs, *srus)("to gargle; to rinse"), Garo sok (breast), and Nusu ʂu̱⁵⁵ (drink). Compare with Lhao Vo shaug , Zaiwa shuq, and Longchuan Achang ʂoʔ⁵⁵.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ʃauʔ⁵⁵

  1. drink

References edit

  • Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)