ju⁵⁵

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

Pela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *yu¹ (“to take”), ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Burmese ယူ (yu, “to take”), Nuosu ꒃ (yu, “to grab”), Horpa zu (“to take”), Nusu ʑu⁵⁵ (“to take”) and Naxi yuq (“to take”). Compare with Lhao Vo yu , Zaiwa yu, Hpon yú-ŋ and Lianghe Achang ʑu⁵⁵.

Verb

ju⁵⁵

1. to take, to bring
2. to take (a wife)

Derived terms

• ju³¹ la³⁵ (“to take away”)
• ju³¹ la⁵⁵ (“to being, to take back”)
• kauŋ⁵⁵ ju⁵⁵ (“to worry”)
• kʰji³¹ ju⁵⁵ (“to rescue”)
• ma̠³⁵ ju³¹ (“to learn”)
• ɣə̆.ju⁵⁵ (“to get”)

 

See also

• pi³¹ (“to give”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-yəw-n/t (“to leak, to drip, urine”). Cognate with Burmese ယို (yui, “to leak, to shed (tears)”), Nuosu ꒉ (yy), Naxi yiq, Guiqiong ju³⁵, Jingpho kayun, Manipuri ꯌꯨꯕ (₊yooba) and Rawang vyø̄. Compare Lhao Vo yug, Zaiwa yui, Longchuan Achang ʑau⁵⁵ and Hpon yúʔ.

Verb

ju⁵⁵

Pela verb set

Base	ju⁵⁵
Causative	ju̠⁵⁵

1. to flow
2. to spill, to leak

Derived terms

• ŋau⁵⁵ pji⁵⁵ ju⁵⁵ (“to shed tears”)
• ɣəi⁵⁵ ju⁵⁵ (“flowing water”)

 

References

• 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)