ຂາ

See also: ຂ່າ and ຂ້າ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *qaːᴬ (“leg”), Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal, Zhuang ga.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ຂາ • (khā)

  1. leg (of people, animals)
  2. leg (of table etc.), leg (of trousers, clothing)
  3. tributary (of river)
  4. participant, partner
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