ta³¹

Pela

Pela numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: ta³¹
    Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ ta³¹

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tjak ~ g-t(j)ik (“one”), with the coda -k dropped. Cognate with, Burmese တစ် (tac), Sichuan Yi ꋍ (cyp), Old Chinese 隻 (*tjaːɡ, “single”), Tibetan གཅིག (gcig, “one”) and Tangut 𘎤 (*tjɨ¹, “one”). Compare Lhao Vo da, Zaiwa ra and Longchuan Achang ta⁵⁵.

Numeral

ta³¹

  1. one

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-dz(j)a-k/n/t/s (“eat”). Cognate with Burmese စား (ca:), Tibetan ཟ (za), Old Chinese 咀 (*ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ, “chew”), Sichuan Yi ꋠ (zze) and Tangut 𗡅 (*dzji¹). Compare Lhao Vo zo:, Zaiwa zo and Longchuan Achang tɕɔ³¹.

Verb

ta³¹

  1. eat
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa ~ za (“child”). Cognate with Burmese သား (sa:), Tibetan བཙའ་བ (btsa' ba, “give birth”), Old Chinese 子 (*ʔslɯʔ, “child”), Lisu ꓤꓽ (zɑ̀, “child”) and Tangut 𘁮 (*zjɨ̣¹). Compare Lhao Vo zo:, Zaiwa zo and Longchuan Achang tsɔ³¹.

Noun

ta³¹

  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. (in compounds, as suffix) member of a group, especially an ethnic one
Derived terms
  • ta³¹ maʔ⁵⁵ ("son-in-law")
  • ta³¹ tsam⁵⁵ ("twins")
  • tă.au⁵⁵ ("niece; son-in-law")
  • tăʃɔ̃⁵⁵ ("child")

Etymology 4

Compare Burmese သာ (sa), Lhao Vo zo: and Zaiwa za.

Particle

ta³¹

  1. only, just

References

  • Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
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