tʃø³⁵

See also: tʃʰø³⁵

Pela

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Burmese စေ့ (ce., “to come to specified time”). Compare Lhao Vo joe”, Zaiwa zhe, Lashi ju” and Luxi Achang tɕuɛ⁵¹.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃø³⁵/

Verb

tʃø³⁵

1. to arrive, to reach

   a³¹tɔ̠̃⁵⁵ tsam⁵⁵ ka³¹ ai³⁵ ɛ³¹, a³¹kʰu⁵⁵ tʃø³¹ la⁵⁵ vɛ³¹.

   I was dancing Manau dance, now I am back.

   • 2016, “Yvamsak wung [/ja̠m⁵⁵ sak⁵⁵ vɔ̃⁵⁵/]”, performed by Kong Huiying:

     Nga moq yvam mau zhoi zhung, yvam sak wung gilang.

     ŋə̆.maʔ⁵⁵ ja̠m⁵⁵ mau³¹ tʃø³¹ tʃɔ̃⁵⁵, ja̠m⁵⁵ sak⁵⁵ vɔ̃⁵⁵ kə̠̆.laŋ³¹.

     As we arrive at our homeland, let's enter the new house.

Derived terms

• tʃø³¹ la⁵⁵ (“to come back”)
• tʃø³¹ ʃaʔ⁵⁵ (“until, up to”)
• tʃø³⁵ la³⁵ (“to go back”)

Particle

tʃø³⁵

1. until, up to

   Synonym: tʃø³¹ ʃaʔ⁵⁵

   jɔ̃³¹ a³¹kʰu⁵⁵ tʃø³¹ mau³¹sau³¹ ɣu³⁵ a³¹.

   He has been reading books until now.

See also

• ta̠u³⁵ (“to return; to do something back”)

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)