ခါ

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See also: ခါး

Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kha "shake, shake off or out"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Verb

ခါ (hka)

  1. to shake, shake off
  2. to refuse
  3. to clean, empty
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ə-kha "time"), while Luce gives Tibetan ཁར (khar, at the time of) as a cognate.[1]

Noun

ခါ (hka)

  1. (same as အခါ (a.hka)) time (occurrence), duration, period, moment, frequency
  2. number of times
Derived terms

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kha "francolin ( partridge )"), and Luce adduces no cognates.[2]

Noun

ခါ (hka)

  1. partridge
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (21. Time; When)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 2
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (20. Francolin; Partridge)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 2

Further reading

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခါ့ (khâ).

Noun

ခါ (khah)

  1. step

Classifier

ခါ (khah)

  1. Classifier for bamboo traps.
  2. Generic classifier; classifier for abstract nouns.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခါ့ (khâ).

Noun

ခါ (khah)

  1. time
  2. (relational noun) when