Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)aw (to call). Compare Kinnauri ku, Nùng go, Old Chinese (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “name; to shout, cry”) (STEDT). The extension of the meaning ‘shout, call’ to ‘ask, request’ is parallel to ခေါ် (hkau).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkau • ALA-LC: khoʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkaw • Okell: hko

Verb

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ခေါ် (hkau)

  1. to be called (have a specific name)
    ဒီလမ်းနာမည် ဘယ်လိုခေါ်သလဲ။
    dilam:namany bhailuihkausa.lai:||
    What is this street called?

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Noun

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ခေါ် (khok)

  1. cup small cup cupful measure of capacity equal to one thirty-second of a basket (na) two ကရှ်ေ (karh) or half a ကလတ် (kalat).

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