ခိုးစား
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
ခိုး (hkui:, “to steal”) + စား (ca:, “to eat”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kʰósá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkui:ca: • ALA-LC: khuiʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hko:sa: • Okell: hkoùsà
Verb edit
ခိုးစား • (hkui:ca:)
- to make a living by stealing
- to steal something to eat
- to eat without prior permission against others' advice (e.g., during Sabbath)
- (slang) to be unfaithful, to cheat on a significant other
Synonyms edit
- [Term?]
Descendants edit
- → Jingpho:
Further reading edit
- “ခိုးစား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.