ခွာ

Burmese

Etymology

Unclear. Compare Chinese 花 (huā, “flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰwà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkwa • ALA-LC: khvā • BGN/PCGN: hkwa • Okell: hkwa

Noun

ခွာ • (hkwa)

1. hoof

Derived terms

• သံခွာ (samhkwa)

Verb

ခွာ • (hkwa)

1. to leave; to pull away
2. to peel; to skin

Derived terms

• ခွာစစ် (hkwacac)

Noun

ခွာ • (hkwa)

1. clematis

Derived terms

• ခွာညို (hkwa-nyui)
• ခွာပြာ (hkwa-pra)

Further reading

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