va⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwəʔ (“village”). Cognate with Burmese ရွာ (rwa, “village”), Stau rəvə (“village”), Yongning Narua wua (/⁠ʁwɤ³³⁠/) and Rawang rvwá (“village”). Compare Lhao Vo vo, Zaiwa wa and Ngochang Achang wus (Longchuan Achang /o⁵⁵/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va⁵⁵/

Noun

va⁵⁵

  1. village

Derived terms

  • mau³¹ va⁵⁵ ("township, countryside")
  • pam⁵⁵ va⁵⁵ ("mountain village")
  • va⁵⁵ kʰam³¹ ("village gate")
  • va⁵⁵ tau³¹ ("chief of village")

See also

References

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