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Etymology

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ကာလ (kāla, time) +‎ ယဲ (illness; disease).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.laʔjòa./
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Noun

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ကာလယဲ (kālayay)

  1. epidemic, especially cholera
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    နူသၞာံ၂၀၁၉ ဒှ်ကာလယဲတုဲ မၞိဟ်တံလေဝ် ချိုတ်အာဗွဲမဂၠိုၚ်ရ။
    The epidemic began in 2019 and killed many people.