kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵
Appearance
Pela
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Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Burmese ချပ် (hkyap, “numerical classifier for flat objects”) (<Old Burmese ခ္လပ် (khlap)). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lap (“leaf”), thus cognate with Old Chinese 葉 (OC *hljeb, *leb) ("leaf"), Tibetan ལོ་མ (lo ma, “leaf”) and Jingpho lap (“leaf”). Compare Lhao Vo khye' and Lashi khyab' .
Pronunciation
[edit]Classifier
[edit]kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵
- numerical classifier for flat objects and months
Derived terms
[edit]- faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("tea")
- nə̆.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("ear")
References
[edit]- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)