คา

See also: ค่า and ค้า

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicคา
g ā
RomanizationPaiboonkaa
Royal Institutekha
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Chinese 枷 (OC *ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl, “cangue”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦅᦱ (kaa), Saek ค๊า.

Noun

คา • (kaa)

  1. (archaic) shackles for prisoner's neck, pillory, cangue.

Verb

คา • (kaa) (abstract noun การคา)

  1. to be stuck, to be lodged in.
  2. to be left unfinished.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā). Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).

Noun

คา • (kaa) (classifier ต้น)

  1. (หญ้า~) cogon grass, thatch grass (Imperata cylindrica).
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