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 (/*¹lạ/, “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
- hand
- arm
Derived Terms
- laʔ³¹ saŋ³⁵ ("fingernail")
- laʔ³¹ tʃʰɛʔ⁵⁵ ("armpit")
- laʔ³¹ ŋju̠ŋ³⁵ ("finger")
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)