ကျား

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See also: ကျ, ကျာ, and ကြာ

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ကျား (တိရစ္ဆာန်)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လာ (kla), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ကျား • (kya:)

  1. tiger
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References

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    2006 January 1, Rudolf A. Yanson, Notes on the Evolution of the Burmese Phonological System‎, Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 103–120:

Etymology 2

Verb

ကျား • (kya:)

  1. having a pattern, specifically striped or checkered; to be variegated
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Etymology 3

Noun

ကျား • (kya:)

  1. A transverse stay in the roof of a building.
  2. A prop or stay applied to the side of a house, boat or ship.
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Etymology 4

Contraction of ယောက်ျား (“a male person”).

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Further reading

  • “ကျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Judson, A., Stevenson, Robert C., Eveleth, F. H. (1921) “ကျား, 1; ကျား, 2; ကျား, 3; ကျား, 4”, in The Judson Burmese-English Dictionary‎, Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pages 213–4
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