kla

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Bahnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bahnaric *klaː₁, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (tiger); cognate with Koho kliu, Halang klìa, Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Pacoh cula, Mon ကၠ (klaˀ) and Khasi khla.

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Noun

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kla 

  1. tiger

Synonyms

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainī (shining, fine, splendid, tender), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (to cleave, stick). Cognates include German klein, Dutch klein, Yiddish קליין (kleyn), English clean.

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Adjective

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kla (comparative klaner, superlative klanstn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
  2. little, young (in age)
  3. insignificant

Kembra

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Noun

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kla

  1. leg

Slovak

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Noun

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kla

  1. genitive singular of kel