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ကျီး

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Burmese

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Etymology

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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 (kyî "crow, raven"), and Luce 1981 adduces no cognates for the term. At any rate, even if formed within Burmese and not inherited from an earlier stage of the language, seems onomatopoeic.”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ကျီး (kyi:)

  1. crow, house crow, raven[1]
    Synonym: ကျီးကန်း (kyi:kan:)

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References

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  1. ^ ကျီး” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 216.

Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology 1

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Compare Mon ကၠံ. Cognate with Eastern Pwo ကၠေါဝ် (klʊ̀).

Noun

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ကျီး (klaẅ)

  1. plantation, garden

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ကျီး (klaẅ)

  1. trough, feeding trough