See also: ကျ, ကျာ, and ကြာ

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ကျား (တိရစ္ဆာန်)

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လာ (kla),[1] Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ကျား (kya:)

  1. tiger
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  1. ^ Rudolf A. Yanson (2006 January 1) Notes on the Evolution of the Burmese Phonological System[1], Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 103–120

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

ကျား (kya:)

  1. having a pattern, specifically striped or checkered; to be variegated
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

ကျား (kya:)

  1. A transverse stay in the roof of a building.
  2. A prop or stay applied to the side of a house, boat or ship.
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Etymology 4 edit

Contraction of ယောက်ျား (a male person).

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Further reading edit

  • ကျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Judson, A., Stevenson, Robert C., Eveleth, F. H. (1921) “ကျား, 1; ကျား, 2; ကျား, 3; ကျား, 4”, in The Judson Burmese-English Dictionary[2], Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pages 213–4