xa⁵⁵

See also: xa³⁵ and Appendix:Variations of "xa"

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/g-(y/r)a (“seek; search; look for”). Cognate with Burmese ရှာ (hra, “look for”), Nuosu ꎹ (shep, “search”), Lisu ꓧꓪ (xwɑ, “look for”) and Nusu xɹa³³ (“look for”). Compare Lhao Vo qho , Zaiwa ho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa⁵⁵/

Verb

xa⁵⁵

1. look for, search

   ŋa⁵⁵ tʰɔ̃³⁵ xa⁵⁵ ai³¹ a⁵⁵.

   I go to look for some firewood.

2. earn

Derived terms

• mjɔ̃³¹ xa⁵⁵ ("find")
• ŋø⁵⁵ xa⁵⁵ ("earn money")

 

References

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