ၶႃႈ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaː˧˧˨/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ (“slave”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha).

Noun

ၶႃႈ • (khāa)

  1. servant; slave

Pronoun

ၶႃႈ • (khāa)

  1. (polite) I, me

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (“to kill”).

Verb

ၶႃႈ • (khāa) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၶႃႈ)

  1. to kill

Etymology 3

Cognate to Tai Nüa ᥑᥣ (xaa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha).

Noun

ၶႃႈ • (khāa)

  1. branch of a tree

References
  • Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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