va⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-wa (“village”). Cognate with Burmese ရွာ (rwa, “village”), Horpa rə və (“village”), Yongning Narua ʁwɤ³³ and Rawang rvwá (“village”). Compare Lhao Vo vo, Zaiwa wa and Longchuan Achang o⁵⁵.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va⁵⁵/

Noun

va⁵⁵

1. village

Derived terms

• mau³¹ va⁵⁵ ("township, countryside")
• pam⁵⁵ va⁵⁵ ("mountain village")
• va⁵⁵ kʰam³¹ ("village gate")
• va⁵⁵ tau³¹ ("chief of village")

 

See also

• mjuʔ⁵⁵ ("town, city")

References

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