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Shan
Etymology 1
Cognate with Thai ค่า (kâa), Isan ค่า, Lao ຄ່າ (khā), Northern Thai ᨣ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᨣ᩵ᩤ, Tai Dam ꪁ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜀𑜠 (ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
ၵႃႈ • (kāa)
- price, cost, fee
Etymology 2
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Tày chả.
Noun
ၵႃႈ • (kāa)
- seedling
Etymology 3
Verb
ၵႃႈ • (kāa) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၵႃႈ)
- dance
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.