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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Chinese 枷 (OC *ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl, “cangue”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦅᦱ (kaa), Saek ค๊า, Tày cà.
Noun
คา • (kaa)
- (archaic) shackles for prisoner's neck, pillory, cangue.
Verb
คา • (kaa) (abstract noun การคา)
- to be stuck, to be lodged in.
- to be left unfinished.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Tày cà. Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).
Noun
คา • (kaa) (classifier ต้น)
- (หญ้า~) cogon grass, thatch grass (Imperata cylindrica).