pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵
Pela
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pɛ̃⁵⁵ (“to end, to finish”) + -ʃaʔ⁵⁵ (“until, up to”). Compare Zaiwa ban shoq (“all; completely”) and Lhao Vo pəŋ³¹ ʃɔʔ⁵⁵ (“all; completely”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵
- all, everything
- tʃʰə̆ va⁵⁵ mɛ̃⁵⁵ mu³¹ jɔ̃³¹ pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ sɛ³⁵ a³⁵.
- He knows all the issues of this village.
Usage notes
[edit]Just as all in English, and like all nouns derived by adding -ʃaʔ⁵⁵, sometimes pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ may also be used as an adverbial. Cf. mja³¹ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ (“much; more”).
Derived terms
[edit]- pɛ̃⁵⁵ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ maʔ⁵⁵ (“everyone, everybody”)
See also
[edit]- tʃʰɔ̃⁵⁵ tʃap⁵⁵ (“all; everything”)
- a³¹ la̠p⁵⁵ (“all; everything”)
References
[edit]- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 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)