pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹

See also: pʰjĭ kɔ̃⁵¹

Pela

FWOTD – 9 April 2024

pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹ tă kʰɔʔ⁵⁵ (a cup of rice wine)

pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹ tsʰauʔ⁵⁵ (rice wine making)

Etymology

From pʰai³⁵ (“(in compounds) booze, alcohol (as in i³¹ pʰai³⁵ (“general term of alcoholic beverages”))”) +‎ kɔ̃⁵¹. Compare Zaiwa pegang and Jingpho hpagang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹/

Noun

pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹

1. Jingpho sweet rice wine (usually home-brewed, used in ceremonies)
   • 2016, “Yvamsak wung [/ja̠m⁵⁵ sak⁵⁵ vɔ̃⁵⁵/]”, performed by Kong Huiying:

     Pai gong shau yang dvang ga ga

     pʰai³¹ kɔ̃⁵¹ ʃauʔ⁵⁵ jaŋ³¹ ta̠ŋ³¹ ka³⁵ ka³⁵

     We drink rice wine, then we dance the Dvinggo dance.

See also

• i³¹ pʰai³⁵ (“general term of alcoholic beverages; booze”)
• kʰju⁵⁵ (“bamboo wine bottle”)
• mɔn³⁵ (“yeast”)
• tʃʰɔn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ (“rice wine”)
• xə̆. va⁵¹ i⁵⁵ (“liquors made of grains”)

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)