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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Base form of ခွာ (hkwa, “to pull away, peel”).
Verb
ကွာ • (kwa)
Burmese verb set
| Base
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ကွာ (kwa)
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| Causative | ခွာ (hkwa) |
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- to become detached, be peeling off
- to differ, be different
- to separate
- to be distant
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably a natural interjection.”)
Particle
ကွာ • (kwa)
- (colloquial) word interjected when speaking to one's peers or to a younger person
Further reading
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ကွာ (kwa).
Pronunciation
Verb
ကွာ (kwa)
- to become separate, to come apart
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.