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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)aw (“to call”). Compare Kinnauri ku, Nùng go. The extension of the meaning ‘shout, call’ to ‘ask, request’ is parallel to ခေါ် (hkau).
Pronunciation
Verb
ခေါ် • (hkau)
- to be called (have a specific name)
ဒီလမ်းနာမည် ဘယ်လိုခေါ်သလဲ။- dilam:namany bhailuihkausa.lai:||
- What is this street called?
Derived terms
References
Mon
Pronunciation
Noun
ခေါ် (khok)
- cup small cup cupful measure of capacity equal to one thirty-second of a basket န (na) two ကရှ်ေ (karh) or half a ကလတ် (kalat).
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.