mau³¹

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mau"

A'ou

Numeral

mau³¹

  1. (Hongfeng) five

References
  • He Yancheng [何彦诚], Sketch of Hongfeng Gelao [红丰仡佬语概况], (2008, Minzu Yuwen), ABVD

Pela

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mau³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk. Cognate with Burmese မိုး (mui:, “sky, rain(n.)”) (From Old Burmese မိုဝ် (muiw)), Tibetan རྨུ་བ (rmu ba, “fog”), Old Chinese 霧 (*moɡs, “fog”), Tangut 𗹦 (*mə¹, “sky, heaven”), Horpa mɑ mqɑ (“sky”), Nuosu ꃅ (mu, “sky (in compounds)”). Compare with Lhao Vo mug: , Zaiwa mau, Hpon tămù and Longchuan Achang mau³¹.

Noun

mau³¹

  1. sky, heaven (in compounds)
  2. rain (noun)
Derived terms
  • mau³¹ kɔn⁵⁵ ("thunderbolt")
  • mau³¹ kʰauŋ⁵⁵ ("sky")
  • mau³¹ tap⁵⁵ ("(to be )cloudy")
  • mau³¹ tɔ̃³¹ ("plane")
  • mau³¹ tʃʰɔt⁵⁵ ("night fall")
  • mau³¹ mjaŋ⁵⁵ ("thunder")
  • mau³¹ pa³⁵ ("day break(v.)")
  • mau³¹ pʰuŋ³⁵ ("(to be )sunny")
  • mau³¹ ɣɔ⁵⁵ ("rain (v.)")

Etymology 2

Unclear. Cognate with Lhao Vo mug: (“land, state”) (as in mug: myid (“world”)).

Noun

mau³¹

  1. land
  2. state, country
Derived terms
  • ja̠m⁵⁵ mau³¹ ("homeland")
  • kʰə̆ mau³¹ ("which country")
  • mjɛn³¹ mau³¹ ("Myanmar")
  • tə̆ mau³¹("outland, foreign country")
  • ɣəi⁵⁵ mau³¹ ("sea, ocean")

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