စား

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dza (to eat). Cognates include Chinese (OC *ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ) and Tibetan (za).

Verb

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စား (ca:)

  1. to eat
  2. (mathematics) to divide
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (sa "bear great proportion, exceed") and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *ʔsoɡs, *ʔsoɡ, “to satisfy; abundant”).”

Verb

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စား (ca:)

  1. to exceed, surpass

Particle

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စား (ca:)

  1. emphatic particle suffixed to verbs
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Further reading

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