ကျဲ

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Burmese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (krɑi³ "watery / thin (porridge)"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Related to ကျယ် (kyai, wide, broad) somehow? Semantic connection would be "wide" > "taking up broad space for a given volume" > "sparse, thin".”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyai: • ALA-LC: kyai • BGN/PCGN: kyè: • Okell:

Adjective

ကျဲ (kyai:)

  1. having spaces between component units, having wide gaps between
  2. (of liquid) watery; thin

Verb

ကျဲ (kyai:)

  1. to be sparse

Derived terms

Further reading

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

Compare Western Kayah ꤊꤜꤛꤢ (klya).

Noun

ကျဲ (kleh) (classifier ဘိ)

  1. way; road; street.
  2. way, method