Reconstruction:Pela/na³¹
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This Pela entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Pela[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na (“ear”). Cognate with Burmese နား (na:, “ear”), Tibetan རྣ་བ (rna ba, “ear”), Old Chinese 耳 (OC *njɯʔ), Nuosu ꅳ (hnap, “ear”) and Jingpho na. Compare Zaiwa no and Hpon ă nà.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*na³¹ (reduced form nă- /nə̆-/)
- (only in compounds) ear
Usage notes[edit]
This term is an unattested root, which is reconstructed based on comparative evidence. It always appears in its reduced form.
Derived terms[edit]
- nă.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("ear")
- nă.puŋ³⁵ ("earhole")
- nă.pɛ̃³¹ ("earlobe")
- nă.tʰaŋ³⁵ ("earring")
References[edit]
- 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)
- Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)