nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

Pela

nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

Picture dictionary

nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

u³¹ lam⁵¹

u³¹ kjɛʔ⁵⁵

ŭ nauʔ³¹

mjaʔ³¹ mau³⁵

mjaʔ³¹ tʃɿ³⁵

nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

nɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ ju⁵⁵ kʰja³¹

na̠⁵⁵

nɔ̠t⁵⁵

ɛ̃⁵⁵ tʰɔ̃⁵⁵

ŋaŋ⁵⁵

nă kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵

nă ʃɿ³⁵

pə̠̆ kʰju⁵⁵

mjaʔ³¹ kʰuŋ³⁵

pə̠̆.tʃɛ̠ʔ³¹

laŋ⁵⁵ taŋ⁵¹

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Etymology

From nɔ̠t⁵⁵ (“mouth”) +‎ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵ (“(in compounds) bark; skin”). Compare Zaiwa nvut gvuq (“lip”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵/

Noun

nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵

1. lip

Derived terms

• nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵ a³¹ a⁵⁵ (“lower lip”)
• nɔ̠t⁵⁵ ka̠u̠ʔ⁵⁵ a³¹ tʰaʔ⁵⁵ (“upper lip”)

 

See also

• nɔ̠t⁵⁵ (“mouth”)
• tui⁵⁵ (“tooth”)
• ʃa⁵⁵ (“tongue”)

References

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing)
• Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)