na³¹

Pela

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /na³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-na-s (“stay, rest”). Cognate with Burmese နား (na:). Possibly also related with Old Chinese 西 (OC *sɯːl) ("west") and Tibetan མནལ་བ (mnal ba, “sleep (honorific)”) (Hill(2019)). Compare Zaiwa no.

Verb

na³¹

  1. rest

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 *r/g-na (“ear”). Cognate with Burmese နား (na:, “ear”), Tibetan རྣ་བ (rna ba, “ear”), Old Chinese 耳 (OC *njɯʔ), Sichuan Yi ꅳ (hnap, “ear”) and Jingpho na. Compare Zaiwa no and Hpon ă nà.

Noun

*na³¹ (reduced form nă- /nə̆-/)

  1. (only in compounds) ear
Usage notes

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

Derived terms
  • nă.kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ ("ear")
  • nă.puŋ³⁵ ("earhole")
  • nă.pɛ̃³¹ ("earlobe")
  • nă.tʰaŋ³⁵ ("earring")

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