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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥲ (kàa), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.
Noun
กล้า • (glâa)
- rice seedling.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²).
Verb
กล้า • (glâa) (abstract noun การกล้า or ความกล้า)
- to be brave.
Descendants
- (to be brave): → Khmer: ក្លា (klaa)
Adjective
กล้า • (glâa) (abstract noun ความกล้า)
- hard.
- strong (sense or feeling).
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.