See also: ຂາ and ຂ່າ

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ (slave). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha), Thai ข้า (kâa), ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa).

Noun

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ຂ້າ (khā)

  1. slave, servant
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Pronoun

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ຂ້າ (khā)

  1. I, me (from high-status to low-status)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *qaːꟲ (to kill). Cognate with Thai ฆ่า (kâa), ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa²), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥲ (xàa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha, to cut; to kill), Zhuang gaj, Nong Zhuang kaj.

Verb

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ຂ້າ (khā) (abstract noun ການຂ້າ)

  1. to kill, murder
  2. to destroy, ruin, exterminate
  3. to cancel, annul