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Lao
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ກ້າ
- Rhymes: -aː
Etymology 1
Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²).
Verb
ກ້າ • (kā) (abstract noun ການກ້າ)
- to dare.
Adjective
ກ້າ • (kā) (abstract noun ຄວາມກ້າ)
- brave; strong; courageous; fearless.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.
Noun
ກ້າ • (kā)
- seedling
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.