ŋə̆ kjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵

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Pela

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ŋə̆ kjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵

Etymology

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From *ŋa³¹ ((only in compounds) fish) +‎ kjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ ((in compounds) scale). See *ŋa³¹ for more about the previous element.

According to STEDT, kjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k-rəy (skin). However, this seems unlikely since the rhymes do not match. Instead, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krap (shell, shield) exhibits an excellent correspondence, cf. *grap (skull) vs. u³¹ kjɛʔ⁵⁵ (skull).

Thus cognate with Burmese ချပ် (hkyap), possibly Tibetan ཉ་ཁྲབ (nya khrab, fish scales), Chinese (OC *kraːb, “armour; carapace”), (OC *kreːds, “armour; scale of animals”), Western Lalu tɕʰy̠³³ (fish scales) and Hani ngaq hhov (fish scales). Compare Lhao Vo a kye’, Zaiwa ajvap (shield) and Longchuan Achang a³¹ tɕet⁵⁵.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /nɛ̠̃⁵⁵/

Noun

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ŋə̆ kjɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵

  1. fish scales

See also

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References

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  • Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, 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)