ကျား

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See also: ကျ, ကျာ, and ကြာ

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ကျား (တိရစ္ဆာန်)

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လာ (kla),[1] Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la, borrowed from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ကျား (kya:)

  1. tiger
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References[edit]

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

ကျား (kya:)

  1. having a pattern, specifically striped or checkered; to be variegated
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Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ကျား (kya:)

  1. A transverse stay in the roof of a building.
  2. A prop or stay applied to the side of a house, boat or ship.
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Etymology 4[edit]

Contraction of ယောက်ျား (a male person).

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Further reading[edit]

  • ကျား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Judson, A.; Stevenson, Robert C.; Eveleth, F. H. (1921), “ကျား, 1; ကျား, 2; ကျား, 3; ကျား, 4”, in The Judson Burmese-English Dictionary[2], Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pages 213–4