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Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric *klaː₁, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (“tiger”); cognate with Koho kliu, Halang klìa, Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Pacoh cula, Mon ကၠ (klaˀ) and Khasi khla.
Pronunciation
Noun
kla
- tiger
Synonyms
Bavarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to cleave, stick”). Cognates include German klein, Dutch klein, Yiddish קליין (kleyn), English clean.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kla (comparative klaner, superlative klanstn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
- small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
- little, young (in age)
- insignificant
Kembra
Noun
kla
- leg
Slovak
Noun
kla
- genitive singular of kel