a³¹pʰau³⁵
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Pela[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pəw (“price”) (whence the verb pʰau³⁵ (“expensive”)), with a nominaliser a³¹- added. Cognate with Burmese အဖိုး (a.hpui:, “price”), Old Chinese 寶 (*puːʔ, “treasure”), Nuosu ꁌ (pu, “price”), Tangut 𗗦 (*phə¹, “price”), Tshobdun tə́-pʰu, Drung aŋ³¹ pɯ⁵³ (“price”) and Jingpho hpu (“price, expensive”). Compare Lhao Vo aphug', Zaiwa apau and Lianghe Achang a³¹pʰau³⁵.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
a³¹pʰau³⁵
See also[edit]
- pʰau³⁵ ("expensive")
References[edit]
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)