ja̠m⁵⁵
Pela
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house; pit; womb”). Cognate with Burmese အိမ် (im), Tibetan ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”), Old Chinese 窨 (OC *qrɯms)[1], Lisu ꓧꓲʼ (hin, “home”), Horpa jo, Guanyinqiao jə́m and Tangut 𗹨 (/*²ˑjɨj/, “house, tent”). Compare with Lhao Vo yham, Zaiwa yvum, Lashi yhoem:, and Longchuan Achang in⁵⁵.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja̠m⁵⁵/
Noun
ja̠m⁵⁵
- home
- house
Derived Terms
- ja̠m⁵⁵ mau⁵¹ ("homeland")
- ja̠m⁵⁵ sak⁵⁵ ("new house")
- ja̠m⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁵ ("own")
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
- Jacques, Guillaume, 嘉绒语与上古汉语 (rGyalrong language and Old Chinese) (2005; Presentation at the International Symposium on Old Chinese Reconstruction)