စား

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See also: စ, စာ, စီး, စော, and စို

Burmese

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dza (“to eat”). Cognates include Chinese 咀 (OC *ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ) and Tibetan ཟ (za).

Verb

စား • (ca:)

  1. to eat
  2. (mathematics) to divide
Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (sa "bear great proportion, exceed") and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese 足 (OC *ʔsoɡs, *ʔsoɡ, “to satisfy; abundant”).”

Verb

စား • (ca:)

  1. to exceed, surpass

Particle

စား • (ca:)

  1. emphatic particle suffixed to verbs
Derived terms

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