คา

See also: ค่า and ค้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คา g ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kaa
	Royal Institute	kha
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰaː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Chinese 枷 (OC *ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl, “cangue”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦅᦱ (kaa), Saek ค๊า.

Noun

คา • (kaa)

1. (archaic) shackles for prisoner's neck, pillory, cangue.

Verb

คา • (kaa) (abstract noun การคา)

1. to be stuck, to be lodged in.
2. to be left unfinished.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā). Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).

Noun

คา • (kaa) (classifier ต้น)

1. (หญ้า~) cogon grass, thatch grass (Imperata cylindrica).