tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵

Pela

FWOTD – 22 December 2025
tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵

Etymology

From tʃʰɔ̃³⁵ (“ginger”) +‎ pʰjak⁵⁵ (“hot, spicy”). Compare Lhao Vo cao꞉ phyag’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵/

Noun

tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵

  1. chili pepper
    nɔ̃⁵⁵ tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵ a³¹ pɛ³¹ ta⁵¹ la⁵¹
    Can you eat chili peppers?
    (literally, “Can't you eat chili peppers?”)

Derived terms

  • pam⁵⁵ tʃʰɔ̃³¹ pʰjak⁵⁵ pɔn⁵⁵ (“root of Litsea plants used for spice”)

References

  • 戴庆厦 [Dai, Qingxia]; 蒋颖 [Jiang, Ying]; 孔志恩 [Kong, Zhi'en] (2007), 波拉语研究 [A Study of Pela Language] (in Chinese), Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, →ISBN, →OCLC
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