kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵

Pela

Etymology

From Chinese 國家／国家 (guójiā, “country, state, nation”), through Southwestern Mandarin. Cf. Zhuang gozgyah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵/, [kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵ ~ kɔ³¹tɕja⁵⁵]

Noun

kɔ³¹kja⁵⁵

1. country, state

Synonyms

• mau³¹ (native)
• maŋ³¹ (Tai Nüa loanword)

See also

• uai³⁵kɔ³¹ ("foreign country", Chinese loanword)

References

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