ၵရိယႃႇ

Shan

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali kiriyā, from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”). Cognate with Burmese ကိရိယာ (ki.ri.ya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka˨˦.ri˨˦.jaː˩/

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• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ၵရိယႃႇ • (kǎ rǐ yàa)

1. tool

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.