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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.
Noun
ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (classifier ᦂᦸ or ᦅᧁᧉ or ᦙᧆ)
- seedling
Verb
ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦂᦱᧉ)
- to sprout
Etymology 2
Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā).
Adjective
ᦂᦱᧉ • (k̇aa²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦂᦱᧉ)
- brave
- sharp
- bright
- loud; clear
Derived terms
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.
- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦂᦱᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International