ခိုးစား
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ခိုး (hkui:, “to steal”) + စား (ca:, “to eat”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kʰósá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkui:ca: • ALA-LC: khuiʺcāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hko:sa: • Okell: hkoùsà
Verb[edit]
ခိုးစား • (hkui:ca:)
- to make a living by stealing
- to steal something to eat
- to eat without prior permission against others' advice (e.g., during Sabbath)
- (slang) to be unfaithful, to cheat on a significant other
Synonyms[edit]
- [Term?]
Descendants[edit]
- → Jingpho:
Further reading[edit]
- “ခိုးစား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.