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Etymology edit

Shorto (1962) explains that this term is derived from ခမာဲ (khamāy, to lay eggs).[4] For the sense “tuber” in Kaw Kyaik dialect, cf. Burmese (u., egg, tuber).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ခမှာဲ (khamhāy)

  1. egg tuber cooking-pot cauldron.[6][4][3][1]
    ခမှာဲကkhamhāy karoe[4]
    ခမှာဲစာၚ်khamhāy cāṅhen's egg[4]
    ခမှာဲစဲkhamhāy caynit[4][3]
  2. (Kaw Kyaik) tuber[4]

Verb edit

ခမှာဲ (khamhāy)

  1. (Pak Kret District) to lay eggs[1]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ခၟာဲ”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary[1] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 704
  2. ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ไข่”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 30
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี [Anusorn Sathanon, Sub-Lt.] (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย [Mon-Thai Dictionary], page 29; Thai translation of Halliday, R. (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary, Bangkok: Siam Society (2nd ed.: Rangoon: Mon Cultural Section, Ministry of Union Culture, Govt. of the Union of Burma, 1955).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Shorto, H.L. (1962) “ခမှဲာ”, in A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[2], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  5. ^ Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies[3], volume 26, page 415 of 411–418
  6. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language: To which are Added a Few Pages of Phrases, &c[4], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 46