ᦂᦱᧉ

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (rice seedling), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (rice seedling), from Old Chinese (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.

Noun

ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²) (classifier ᦂᦸ or ᦅᧁᧉ or ᦙᧆ)

  1. seedling

Verb

ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦂᦱᧉ)

  1. to sprout

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ ().

Adjective

ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦂᦱᧉ)

  1. brave
  2. sharp
  3. bright
  4. loud; clear
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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.
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦂᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International