mau³¹sau³¹

Pela

Etymology

Borrowed from Jingpho maisau (“paper”). Compare Lhao Vo muksuk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mau³¹sau³¹/

Noun

mau³¹sau³¹

1. paper
2. book

Derived terms

• mau³¹sau³¹ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ (“page”)
• mau³¹sau³¹ pap⁵⁵ (“book”)
• mau³¹sau³¹ sɛŋ³⁵ (“bookstore”)
• mau³¹sau³¹ tʃʰɛʔ⁵⁵ (“script”)
• mau³¹sau³¹ ŋø⁵⁵ (“banknote”)

 

References

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