tɔ³¹

Pela

kʰui³⁵ tă.tɔ³¹ (a dog)

Etymology

Borrowed from a neighbouring Tai language, either Tai Nüa ᥖᥨᥝ (tow) or Shan တူဝ် (tǒ), maybe ultimately from Chinese 頭／头. Compare Lhao Vo dau: and Zaiwa du.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ³¹/

Classifier

tɔ³¹

1. numerical classifier for animals

   kʰui³⁵ tă.tɔ³¹

   a dog

References

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