ကား

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Pronunciation

For the plank and fish-trap senses only:

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂါး
  • IPA(key): /ɡá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ka: • ALA-LC: kāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ga: • Okell: gà

Verb

ကား • (ka:)

  1. to spread out
  2. to exaggerate

Noun

ကား • (ka:)

  1. cloth stretched taut over a frame
  2. curtain (of stage)
  3. picture, card, or film
    ဟာသကား ― hasa.ka: ― comedy film or movie
  4. (pronunciation gá) plank which turns the pestle of an oil-press, crescent-shaped at one end to fit the waist of the mortar
  5. (pronunciation gá) wedge-shaped fish trap made of bamboo used in shallow coastal waters

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English car.

Noun

ကား • (ka:) (classifier စီး)

  1. (informal) car, motorcar, automobile
    1. denotes other motor vehicles besides cars
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Particle

ကား • (ka:)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs or nouns for emphasis
Derived terms

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