ကာ

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Burmese

ကာ

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *kaːn, “shield”).

Noun

ကာ (ka)

  1. (weaponry) shield (defensive armor)

Verb

ကာ (ka)

  1. to block (an opening), obstruct, bar (passage), hide, shield, screen
  2. to hold, cover
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Grammatical extension of the "shield, block" sense in Etymology 1?”

Adverb

ကာ (ka)

  1. (colloquial) while
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Grammatical extension of the "shield, block" sense in Etymology 1?”

Adverb

ကာ (ka)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to denote the sense only, just
Derived terms

Further reading

Mon

Pronunciation

Noun

ကာ ()

  1. teapot, tea kettle.

Noun

ကာ ()

  1. motor car, bus.

Noun

ကာ ()

  1. work, deed.
    ကၠောန်ကာကုသဵု။
    klonkākuseu.
    To perform works of merit.

Pali

Alternative forms

Pronoun

ကာ f

  1. Burmese script form of (who (f.))

Declension

Sanskrit