tʃuŋ³¹

Pela

Etymology

Probably from Chinese 種／种 (“kind, sort”). Compare Zaiwa zhung and Lashi jung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃuŋ³¹/

Classifier

tʃuŋ³¹

1. numerical classifier for kinds or types

   mau³¹sau³¹ tʃʰə̆.tʃuŋ⁵¹

   this kind of paper

Derived terms

• pɛ̠⁵⁵ tʃuŋ⁵¹ (“what, what kind of”)

 

References

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