ဝႃႈ
Shan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH). Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, and Zhuang vah.
Verb
editဝႃႈ • (wāa) (abstract noun လွင်ႈဝႃႈ)
- (intransitive) say, speak, tell
- (transitive) scold
Conjunction
editဝႃႈ • (wāa)
Particle
editဝႃႈ • (wāa)
- used after a statement as an emphasis.
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Tai *ɓaːꟲ (“crazy”). Cognate with Thai บ้า (bâa), Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Khün ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Lao ບ້າ (bā), Lü ᦢᦱᧉ (ḃaa²), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥲ (màa, “to be angry”), Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā), Tày bả.
Alternative forms
edit- မႃႈ (māa)
Adjective
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- Shan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Shan/aː
- Shan 1-syllable words
- Shan terms borrowed from Middle Chinese
- Shan terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Shan lemmas
- Shan verbs
- Shan intransitive verbs
- Shan transitive verbs
- Shan conjunctions
- Shan particles
- Shan terms inherited from Proto-Tai
- Shan terms derived from Proto-Tai
- Shan adjectives