ŋa³¹

See also: ŋa⁵⁵

Baha

Etymology

From Proto-Kra, from Proto-Kra-Dai. Cognate with Bigong A'ou ŋəɯ³¹, Proto-Be *ŋiaᴬ² (whence ŋia² in modern lects).

Noun

ŋa³¹

  1. (zoology) snake

Pela
Pela numbers (edit)
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: ŋa³¹
    Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ ŋa³¹

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ŋa³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa (“f‌ive”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:, “f‌ive”), Tibetan ལྔ (lnga, “f‌ive”), Old Chinese 五 (*ŋaːʔ), Sichuan Yi ꉬ (nge, “f‌ive”), Khroskyabs mŋa, Tangut 𗏁 (*ŋwə¹, “f‌ive”) and Jingpho manga. Compare Lhao Vo ngo:, Zaiwa ngo and Longchuan Achang ŋɔ³¹.

Numeral

ŋa³¹

  1. f‌ive

Etymology 2
This entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“f‌ish”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:, “f‌ish”), Tibetan ཉ (nya, “f‌ish”), Old Chinese 魚 (*ŋa), Sichuan Yi ꉛ (hxe, “f‌ish”) and Jingpho nga. Compare Lhao Vo ngo:, Zaiwa ngozo, Longchuan Achang ŋa³¹ ʂua³¹ and Hpon tă ŋàh.

Noun

*ŋa³¹ (reduced form ŋə̆-)

  1. (only in compounds)f‌ish
Usage notes

This term is an unattested root, which is reconstructed based on comparative evidence. It always appears in its reduced form.

Derived terms
  • ŋə̆.ta³¹ ("f‌ish")
  • ŋə̆.tu̠i³⁵ tu̠i³¹ ("f‌ish(v.)")

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