kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵
Pela
Etymology
From Chinese 國家 (“country, state, nation”), through Southwestern Mandarin. Cf. Zhuang gozgyah.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵/, [kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵ ~ kɔ³¹tɕja⁵⁵]
Noun
- country, state
Synonyms
- mau³¹ (native)
- maŋ³¹ (Tai Nüa loanword)
See also
- uai³⁵kɔ³¹ ("foreign country", Chinese loanword)
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)