tʰai⁵⁵

Pela

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Cardinal: tʰai⁵⁵     Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ tə̆.tʰai⁵⁵

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj (“ten”). Cognate with Burmese ဆယ် (hcai, “ten”), Nuosu ꊰ (ci, “ten”), Lisu ꓞꓲꓻ (tsʰɨ, “ten”), Zhaba tsʰɿ⁵⁵ (“ten”) and Jingpho shi (“ten”). Compare Lhao Vo daxe, Zaiwa ce, Longchuan Achang tɕhe⁵⁵ and Hpon tᴜ̀ʔʃíh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰai⁵⁵/

Numeral

tʰai⁵⁵

1. ten

Usage notes

Just like in Chinese and Burmese, tʰai⁵⁵ requires modification by a cardinal numeral. Thus, for "(one) ten", tə̆.tʰai⁵⁵ ("tə̆" is a reduced form of ta³¹("one")) should be used (cf. Burmese တဆယ် (ta.hcai, “ten”)).

Derived terms

• tə̆.tʰai⁵⁵ i̠³⁵ ("twelve")
• tə̆.tʰai⁵⁵ ta³¹ ("eleven")
• tʰai⁵⁵ lam⁵¹ mjɔt³¹ ("more than ten of")

 

See also

• i̠³¹ tʰai⁵¹ ("twenty")
• ja⁵⁵ ("hundred")

References

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