กล้า
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | กล้า k l ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | กฺล้า k ̥ l ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | glâa |
| Royal Institute | kla | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /klaː˥˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥲ (kàa), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.
Noun edit
กล้า • (glâa)
Etymology 2 edit
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²).
Verb edit
กล้า • (glâa) (abstract noun การกล้า or ความกล้า)
- to be brave.
Descendants edit
- (to be brave): → Khmer: ក្លា (klaa)
Adjective edit
กล้า • (glâa) (abstract noun ความกล้า)
References edit
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.