laʔ³¹

Pela

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognate with Burmese လက် (lak, “hand, arm”), Tibetan ལག (lag, “hand, arm”), Old Chinese 翼 (OC *lɯɡ, “wing”), Tangut 𗁅 (*lạ¹, “hand”), Horpa ɮa and Sichuan Yi ꇇ (lot, “hand”). Compare with Lhao Vo lo, , Zaiwa loq, and Longchuan Achang lɔʔ⁵⁵.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʔ³¹/

Noun

laʔ³¹

  1. hand
  2. arm

Derived terms
  • laʔ³¹ saŋ³⁵ ("fingernail")
  • laʔ³¹ tʃʰɛʔ⁵⁵ ("armpit")
  • laʔ³¹ ŋju̠ŋ³⁵ ("finger")
  • laʔ³¹ ɣu³⁵ ("fortune telling")

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