ကျ

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See also: ကျား, ကြာ, ကြား, ကျို, and ကျွဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Old Chinese 下 (OC *ɡraːʔ, *ɡraːs, “lower; under; to go down”). Doublet of ချ (hkya.) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

Verb

ကျ • (kya.)

Burmese verb set
Base ကျ (kya.)
Causativeချ (hkya.)
  1. to fall (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity), drop, descend, come down
  2. to fail
  3. to decline
  4. to fall for something or someone
  5. to miss something out
  6. to cost
  7. to come, arrive
  8. (of animals) to give birth
  9. to have an influx of
  10. to be in a certain state
  11. to produce (a certain amount)
  12. to be tantamount to
  13. to be just like

Derived terms

Particle

ကျ • (kya.)

  1. particle suffixed to numerical classifier to denote set amount for each concerned

Further reading

Mon

Verb

ကျ (kya)

  1. to be defeated beaten (by) to lose (to) fail (examination) be defeated (in battle sport and games) lost (in business game match legal case etc).
    အဲဝေၚ်ပေဲါဂၠုၚ်ကျအာသြန်မသုန်စှော်ဒကေဝ်။
    ʼoaweṅpoygluṅkyaʼāsranmasunchokdakew.
    I went to the boat race and lost fifty rupees.
    ဂျပါန်ဂှ်ကျအာပၞာန်။
    gyapānghkyaʼāpnān.
    Japan lost the war.
    ဗှ်ေတံကျအဲလေဝ်။
    bhetaṃkyaʼoalew.
    If I beat you.
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