xa⁵⁵

See also: xa³⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/g-(y/r)a (“seek; search; look for”). Cognate with Burmese ရှာ (hra, “look for”), Nuosu ꎹ (shep, “search”), Lisu ꓧꓪ (xwɑ, “look for”) and Nusu xɹa³³ (“look for”). Compare Lhao Vo qho , Zaiwa ho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xa⁵⁵/

Verb

xa⁵⁵

look for, search
ŋa⁵⁵ tʰɔ̃³⁵ xa⁵⁵ ai³¹ a⁵⁵.
I go to look for some firewood.
earn

Derived terms

mjɔ̃³¹ xa⁵⁵ ("find")
ŋø⁵⁵ xa⁵⁵ ("earn money")

References

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

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