See also: ຂ່າ and ຂ້າ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *qaːᴬ (leg), Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (leg). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Bouyei gal, Zhuang ga.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun edit

ຂາ (khā)

  1. leg (of people, animals)
  2. leg (of table etc.), leg (of trousers, clothing)
  3. tributary (of river)
  4. participant, partner