ŋa³¹

See also: ŋa⁵⁵, *ŋa³¹, and ŋa̠³⁵

Baha

Etymology

From Proto-Kra, from Proto-Kra-Dai. Cognate with Bigong A'ou ŋəɯ³¹, Proto-Be *ŋiaᴬ² (whence ŋia² in modern lects).

Noun

ŋa³¹

  1. (zoology) snake

Pela
Pela numbers (edit)
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: ŋa³¹
    Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ ŋa³¹

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa (“f‌ive”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:, “f‌ive”), Tibetan ལྔ (lnga, “f‌ive”), Old Chinese 五 (*ŋaːʔ), Nuosu ꉬ (nge, “f‌ive”), Khroskyabs mŋa, Tangut 𗏁 (*ŋwə¹, “f‌ive”) and Jingpho manga. Compare Lhao Vo ngo:, Zaiwa ngo and Longchuan Achang ŋɔ³¹.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ŋa³¹/

Numeral

ŋa³¹

  1. f‌ive

References
  • Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
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