ချ

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Burmese ခ္လ (kla).^[1] Derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (xià, “lower; under; to go down”). Causative of ကျ (kya.).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰa̰/
Romanization: MLCTS: hkya. • ALA-LC: khya • BGN/PCGN: cha. • Okell: hcá
Homophone: ခြ (hkra.)

Verb edit

Burmese verb set
Base	ကျ (kya.)
Causative	ချ (hkya.)

ချ • (hkya.)

to cause to fall; to drop

References edit

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

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