ŋa̠ʔ⁵⁵

Pela

ŋa̠ʔ⁵⁵ (və̆³¹kjɔ̃⁵⁵)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋak (bird). Cognate with Burmese ငှက် (hngak), Nusu ŋ̊a̠⁵³, Lisu ꓠꓬꓹ (ɲɑ̌) and Northern Tujia ȵie³⁵ pi⁵⁵. Compare Lhao Vo ngho', Zaiwa ngvoq, Longchuan Achang m̥oʔ⁵⁵ and Hpon ŋʊ̀ʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋa̠ʔ⁵⁵/, [ŋa̠ʔ⁵⁵~⁵¹]

Noun

ŋa̠ʔ⁵⁵

  1. bird

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)
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