Shan

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Thai ค่า (kâa), Isan ค่า, Lao ຄ່າ (khā), Northern Thai ᨣ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᨣ᩵ᩤ, Tai Dam ꪁ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜀𑜠 (ka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaː˧˧˨/
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  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ၵႃႈ (kāa)

  1. price, cost, fee

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (rice seedling), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (rice seedling), from Old Chinese (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lao ກ້າ (), ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Tày chả.

Noun

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ၵႃႈ (kāa)

  1. seedling

Etymology 3

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Verb

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ၵႃႈ (kāa) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၵႃႈ)

  1. dance

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.