i̠³⁵

See also: i̠⁵⁵

Pela

Pela numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: i̠³⁵     Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ i³⁵

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i̠³⁵/

Etymology 1

Etymology unclear. Maybe a common innovative form in some Burmish languages, thus cognate with Zaiwa i, Lashi eig' and Luxi Achang ak⁵⁵. Whether these forms are related to forms with initial s-/ʃ-(as in Lhao Vo shid') or not is unclear but seems possible.

Numeral

i̠³⁵

1. two

Derived terms

• i̠³¹ tʰai⁵¹ ("twenty")
• i̠³⁵ ta³¹ nɛʔ³¹ ("several days")

 

See also

• -nɛ̃⁵⁵ ("dual suffix of personal pronouns")
• -tɔ̠̃⁵⁵ ("dual suffix of personal pronouns")
• -na̠k⁵⁵ ("dual suffix of personal pronouns")
• tsam³⁵ ("pair")

Etymology 2

Possibly cognate with Burmese သေး (se:, “urine”)(cf. Pela i̠⁵⁵ (“liquor”) vs. Burmese သေ (se, “liquor”)). If so, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ts(y)i-t/n (“urine, urinate”), and cognate with Tibetan གཅི་བ (gci ba, “urinate”), Nuosu ꋩ (zzy, “urine”) and Jingpho jit. Compare Lhao Vo yhid' and Zaiwa i.

Noun

i̠³⁵

1. urine

Derived terms

• i̠³¹ ta̠k⁵⁵ ("urinate")

 

References

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