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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
According to Hill (2019), the "overdo" sense is related to Old Chinese 嘉 (OC *kraːl, “excellent, auspicious; to praise”).
It is unclear whether the "oversee" sense is related to the "overdo" sense, though MED groups them together.
Verb
ကဲ • (kai:)
- to overdo, exceed, go beyond accepted limit
- to add more
- to oversee, direct, command
Noun
ကဲ • (kai:)
- (same as အကဲ (a.kai:)) ability, quality, chief, mood, disposition
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Semantic extension of Etymology 1? A natural exclamation? Doesn't seem to be in STEDT or Luce 1981.”)
Particle
ကဲ • (kai:)
- (colloquial) particle employed to gain someone's attention, comparable to expressions such as "well", "right!", "now!", "OK!"
See also
Further reading
Khamti
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kajᴮ (“chicken”), from Middle Chinese 雞 (MC kej, “chicken”). Cognate with Thai ไก่ (gài), Northern Thai ᨠᩱ᩵ (kai), Lao ໄກ່ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧈ (k̇ay¹), Tai Dam ꪼꪀ꪿, Tai Dón ꪼꪀꫀ, Shan ၵႆႇ (kài), Tai Nüa ᥐᥭᥱ (kǎy), Aiton ကႝ (kay), Phake ကႝ (kay), Ahom 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei gais, Zhuang gaeq, Saek ไก. Compare Proto-Be *kajᴬ¹.
Noun
က︀ဲ (transliteration needed)
- chicken.
S'gaw Karen
Verb
ကဲ • (keh)
- post-clausal auxiliary: be able to (have the physical or mental strength to do something)