ကျီး

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Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kyî "crow, raven"), and Luce 1981 adduces no cognates for the term. At any rate, even if formed within Burmese and not inherited from an earlier stage of the language, seems onomatopoeic.”

Pronunciation

Noun

ကျီး (kyi:)

  1. crow, house crow, raven
    Synonym: ကျီးကန်း (kyi:kan:)

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References

  1. ^ ကျီး” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 216.

Further reading

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Compare Mon ကၠံ. Cognate with Eastern Pwo ကၠေါဝ် (klʊ̀).

Noun

ကျီး (klaẅ)

  1. plantation, garden

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ကျီး (klaẅ)

  1. trough, feeding trough