ကျါ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gla (“interval, space between”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ကၠာ (klà), Burmese ကြား (kra:).

Noun

ကျါ • (klah)

1. (relational noun) among, amidst

   လၢဖိသၣ်အကျါ

   luh hpoh thà ʼaklah

   among (the) children

   လၢတၢ်ခံးကျါ

   luh ta̱ kheëklah

   in the dark (literally, amidst the darkness)

Usage notes

The preposition လၢ (luh, “in, at”) occurs before the noun phrase while ကျါ (klah) follows it; ကျါ (klah) is sometimes preceded by a possessive prefix.