ʃă mi⁵¹

Pela

Etymology

From ʃa³⁵ (“meat; flesh”) + -mi³¹ (“tail”). Compare Zaiwa shomyi (“tail”) and Lhao Vo shamyi: (“tail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə̆.mi⁵¹/

Noun

ʃă.mi⁵¹

  1. tail

See also

  • tʰɔ̃⁵⁵ (“foothills; behind; last”)
  • tʃʰauʔ⁵⁵ pa̠u̠ŋ⁵⁵ (“buttocks”)

References

  • 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)
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