ကျ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (xià, “lower; under; to go down”). Doublet of ချ (hkya.).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kya. • ALA-LC: kya • BGN/PCGN: kya. • Okell: cá
• Homophone: ကြ (kra.)

ကျ • (kya.)

1. to fall (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity)

ကျ (kya)

1. to be defeated beaten (by) to lose (to) fail (examination) be defeated (in battle sport and games) lost (in business game match legal case etc).

   အဲဝေၚ်ပေဲါဂၠုၚ်ကျအာသြန်မသုန်စှော်ဒကေဝ်။

   ʼoaweṅpoygluṅkyaʼāsranmasunchokdakew.

   I went to the boat race and lost fifty rupees.

   ဂျပါန်ဂှ်ကျအာပၞာန်။

   gyapānghkyaʼāpnān.

   Japan lost the war.

   ဗှ်ေတံကျအဲလေဝ်။

   bhetaṃkyaʼoalew.

   If I beat you.