ja̠p⁵⁵
Pela
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-y(i/u)p. Cognate with Burmese အိပ် (ip, “sleep”), Jingpho yup (“sleep”), Guanyinqiao jə̂v (“sleep”) and Sichuan Yi ꀀ (it, “sleep, reside”). Compare with Lhao Vo yhab , Zaiwa yvap, and Luxi Achang ʑit⁵⁵.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja̠p⁵⁵/
Verb
ja̠p⁵⁵
- sleep
Derived terms
- ja̠p⁵⁵ maʔ⁵⁵ ("dream")
- ja̠p⁵⁵ ta̠³⁵ ("be asleep; get up from bed")
- ʃap⁵⁵ ("put to sleep")
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)