ʃauʔ⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese သောက် (sauk, “drink”), Old Chinese 漱 (OC *sloːɡs, *srus)("to gargle; to rinse"), Garo sok (“breast”), and Nusu ʂu̱⁵⁵ (“drink”). Compare with Lhao Vo shaug , Zaiwa shuq, and Longchuan Achang ʂoʔ⁵⁵.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃauʔ⁵⁵/

Verb

ʃauʔ⁵⁵

1. drink

References

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