Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hka: • ALA-LC: khāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hka: • Okell: hkà

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (bitter). Cognate with Tibetan ཁ་བ (kha ba), Nuosu (ke), Lisu ꓘꓪꓽ (kʰwɑ̀), S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), and Chinese (), all ‘bitter’.

Adjective

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ခါး (hka:)

  1. bitter (having an acrid taste)
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See also

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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ခါး (hka:)

  1. waist
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