Pela

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faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ tə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

Etymology

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Cognate with Burmese ချပ် (hkyap, numerical classifier for flat objects) (<Old Burmese ခ္လပ် (khlap)). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lap (leaf), thus cognate with Old Chinese (OC *hljeb, *leb) ("leaf"), Tibetan ལོ་མ (lo ma, leaf) and Jingpho lap (leaf). Compare Lhao Vo khye' and Lashi khyab' .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵/, [cʰɛʔ⁵⁵ ~ tɕʰɛʔ⁵⁵]

Classifier

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kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

  1. numerical classifier for flat objects and months
    mau³¹sau³¹ tə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵
    a piece of paper

Derived terms

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References

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