ခေါ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)aw (to call). Compare Kinnauri ku, Nùng go, Old Chinese (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “name; to shout, cry”) (STEDT). The extension of the meaning ‘shout, call’ to ‘ask, request’ is parallel to ခေါ် (hkau).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkau • ALA-LC: khoʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkaw • Okell: hko

Verb

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ခေါ် (hkau)

  1. to name, be called (have a specific name)
    ဒီလမ်းနာမည် ဘယ်လိုခေါ်သလဲ။
    dilam:namany bhailuihkausa.lai:||
    What is this street called?
  2. to call or beckon to someone; to fetch or send for someone
  3. to call out to someone by name
  4. to call (a meeting)
  5. (colloquial) to be on speaking terms
  6. to take or bring (someone) along

Adverb

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ခေါ် (hkau)

  1. otherwise (called); as an alias

Derived terms

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Noun

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ခေါ် (khok)

  1. cup small cup cupful measure of capacity equal to one thirty-second of a basket (na) two ကရှ်ေ (karh) or half a ကလတ် (kalat).

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