ɣa³⁵

See also: ɣa⁵⁵, ɣaʔ³¹, and xa³⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese ရ (ra., “get, must”), Tibetan རག་པ (rag pa, “get, rely on”), Tangut 𘜘 (*rjir¹, “get, gain”), and Nuosu ꊌ (wep, “get”). Compare with Lhao Vo qo" , Zaiwa wo, and Longchuan Achang ʐua³⁵.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa³⁵/

Verb

ɣa³⁵ (reduced form ɣə̆-)

1. get, gain
2. have, possess
3. give birth, bear
4. rich
5. (auxiliary verb, in reduced form) may, can

   ŋø⁵⁵ a³¹ ɣa³⁵ jaŋ³¹a³¹, tʃɔŋ³¹ a³¹ ɣə̆ taʔ³¹.

   (I) don't have money, so (I) can not go to school.

Derived terms

• pju⁵⁵ ɣa³¹ ("richman")
• ɣə̆.kja⁵¹ ("hear")

References

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