ခိုးစား

Burmese

Etymology

ခိုး (hkui:, “to steal”) +‎ စား (ca:, “to eat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰósá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkui:ca: • ALA-LC: khuiʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hko:sa: • Okell: hkoùsà

Verb

ခိုးစား • (hkui:ca:)

1. to make a living by stealing
2. to steal something to eat
3. to eat without prior permission against others' advice (e.g., during Sabbath)
4. (slang) to be unfaithful, to cheat on a significant other

Synonyms

• [Term?]

Descendants

• → Jingpho:

Further reading

• “ခိုးစား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.