ta̠³⁵
Pela
editAlternative forms
edit- ta̠ʔ⁵⁵ (only Etymology 2)
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ta-t (“to put, to place”). Cognate with Burmese ထား (hta:, “to put”), Tibetan འདེགས་པ ('degs pa, “to put”), Old Chinese 著 (OC *taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ), Nuosu ꄉ (da, “to put”) and Jingpho da (“to put”). Compare Zaiwa dvo and Longchuan Achang tʰɔ³¹. A parallel grammaticalisation with Chinese 著 / 着 (“put”) has occurred (“to put” > “indicating continuous action”).
Verb
editta̠³⁵ (reduced form tə̠̆-)
- to put, to place
- (auxiliary) particle indicating the present continuous condition of the preceding verb
Derived terms
edit- ja̠p⁵⁵ ta̠³⁵ (“to go to sleep”)
- lɔ̃³⁵ ta̱³¹ (“to wait”)
- sɛ³⁵ ta̠³¹ (“to remember”)
- ta̠³⁵ ta̠³¹ (“to put, to place”)
- tsɔ̃³⁵ ta̠³⁵ (“to pile up”)
- tə̠̆ məi³¹ (“to forget”)
See also
edit- kɛ̠ʔ⁵⁵ (“to put in”)
Etymology 2
editPossibly related with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-t(y)ak (“to rise, to ascend, to climb, upper part”), although another verb taʔ³¹ (“to ascend, to attend (school)”) matching this better exists. Cognate with Burmese ထ (hta., “to rise, to get up”). Compare Lhao Vo to", Zaiwa dvoq and Longchuan Achang tʰɔʔ⁵⁵.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editta̠³⁵
Usage notes
editEtymology 1 and 2 have become homophones due to historical sound changes in Pela (cf. Zaiwa dvo vs. dvoq). Since both of them can form compounds with the verb ja̠p⁵⁵ (“sleep”), the compound verb ja̠p⁵⁵ ta̠³⁵ is confusing and its correct meaning can be almost only understood with the help of contexts. However, some speakers still use, though sporadically, an alternative form, ta̠ʔ for Etymology 2.
Derived terms
edit- ja̠p⁵⁵ ta̠³⁵ (“to get up”)
See also
edit- jɛʔ³¹ (“to stand”)
Etymology 3
editCausative verb of ta³¹ (“to eat”), cf. Old Chinese 食 (OC *lɯɡs, *ɦljɯɡ). See ta³¹ for more information.
Verb
editta̠³⁵
Base | ta³¹ |
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Causative | ta̠³⁵ |
Derived terms
edit- mɛ̠̃³⁵ ta̠³¹ (“feeding grass”)
- pi³¹ ta̠³¹ pi³¹ ja̠p⁵⁵ (“ to provide bed and board”)
- vaʔ³¹ ta̠³⁵ (“pig breeding”)
References
edit- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
- Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing)
- Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)