ဆာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa-t ~ dza-t (“hot; fever; hurt; ill; hungry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hca • ALA-LC: chā • BGN/PCGN: hsa • Okell: hsa

Etymology 1

Verb

ဆာ • (hca)

1. to be hungry; to be thirsty

Etymology 2

From English Sir.

Noun

ဆာ • (hca)

1. Sir (title)

Further reading

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