a³¹pʰau³⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pəw (“price”) (whence the verb pʰau³⁵ (“expensive”)), with a nominaliser a³¹- added. Cognate with Burmese အဖိုး (a.hpui:, “price”), Old Chinese 寶 (*puːʔ, “treasure”), Nuosu ꁌ (pu, “price”), Tangut 𗗦 (*phə¹, “price”), Tshobdun tə́-pʰu, Drung aŋ³¹ pɯ⁵³ (“price”) and Jingpho hpu (“price, expensive”). Compare Lhao Vo aphug', Zaiwa apau and Lianghe Achang a³¹pʰau³⁵.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a³¹pʰau³⁵/

Noun

a³¹pʰau³⁵

1. price

See also

• pʰau³⁵ ("expensive")

References

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