bagva

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈʁɑ/

Noun

bagva

1. frog; toad

Derived terms

• bagva ghura (“rain falling in pieces or patches”)
• bagva gonzhelie (“algae”)
• bagva kheila (“frogs croaking; toads croaking”)
• bagva khuaitu (“a kind of khuaitu grass”)
• bagva mandou (“hail falling in pieces or patches”)
• bagvache (“sedan; automobile”)

Descendants

• ⇒ Tangwang: pa⁴⁴xa⁴² > lɛ²⁴pa⁴⁴xa⁴²

References

• Ma Guozhong (马国忠), Chen Yuanlong (陈元龙) (2012) “bagva”, in 东乡语汉语词典 [Dongxiang-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), 2nd edition, Lanzhou: 甘肃民族出版社, →ISBN, page 22