ɣu³⁵
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Pela[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese ရှု (hru., “to look at, to view (in compounds)”), Nuosu ꉜ (hxep, “to look at, to read”), Nusu ɣʴu³¹ (“to look at”), Hani hu (“to look at”) and Japhug ru (“to look at”). Compare Lhao Vo qu”, Zaiwa wu and Xiandao ʐu³⁵.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ɣu³⁵
| Base | ɣu³⁵ |
|---|---|
| Causative | xu³⁵ |
- to look at
- to read
- Synonym: ŋɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵
- (auxiliary verb) indicating that an event has occurred already or the subject has had the experience before; ever; already; once
- (auxiliary verb) to try
Usage notes[edit]
The morphological counterpart for ɣu³⁵ is supposed to be xu³⁵, yet the meaning “to let see; to show” of it seems no longer present, and synchronically it means “to meet; to encounter; to visit (someone)”.
Semantically, the counterpart of ɣu³⁵ is more likely pi³¹ ɣu³⁵ with an auxiliary verb pi³¹ (“to give”).
For a similar case in which both experiences and attempts are indicated by the same verb, see 試／试 (si³) in Cantonese.
Derived terms[edit]
- kja³¹ ɣu³⁵ (“to inquire about something”)
- laʔ³¹ ɣu³⁵ (“to tell one's fortune”)
- mjɔt³¹ ɣu³⁵ (“to consider”)
- mjɔ̃³¹ ɣu³⁵ (“to see”)
- na⁵⁵ ɣu³¹ (“to see a doctor”)
- pi³¹ ɣu³⁵ (“to let see; to show”)
- ɣu³¹ kʰjɔ̃⁵⁵ (“to see clearly”)
- ɣu³¹ nau⁵⁵ (“to be glad to see (someone or something); to like; to love”)
- ɣu³⁵ kɛ̠³⁵ (“to compare”)
- ɣu³⁵ sɛ³¹ (“to understand (while reading)”)
See also[edit]
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)