la³¹

Pela
See also: la⁵⁵, la³⁵, la̠³⁵, and laʔ³¹

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with Burmese ကျား (kya:)(from Inscriptional Old Burmese က္လာ (kla)), Sichuan Yi ꆿ (lat, “tiger”), Old Chinese 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ), Danba Horpa ɮi (“tiger”). Compare Lhao Vo lamo:, Zaiwa lo, Longchuan Achang lɔ³¹ and Hpon kălà.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la³¹/

Noun

la³¹

  1. tiger
  2. leopard

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