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U+1005, စ
MYANMAR LETTER CA

[U+1004]
Myanmar
[U+1006]

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ca. • ALA-LC: ca • BGN/PCGN: sa. • Okell:
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Letter

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(ca.)

  1. Ca, the 6th letter of the Burmese alphabet.

Derived terms

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Etymology 1

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According to Schuessler, related to Old Chinese (OC *tjɯ, “to go, proceed”). An earlier derivation by Luce connects the word to Old Chinese (OC *hljɯʔ, “to begin, start”), (OC *sʰra, “initial, first”).[1]

Verb

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(ca.)

  1. to begin; to start; to commence
    Synonym: ဦး (u:)
    Antonym: ဆုံး (hcum:)
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Descendants
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  • Mon: (ca /caʔ/)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned in STEDT (unless ji²² sɑ⁵³ jɑ²² "joke / jest" belongs here), and not mentioned by Luce 1981 here.”

Verb

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(ca.)

  1. to tease, taunt
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Etymology 3

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

Particle

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(ca.)

  1. euphonic or emphatic particle combined with verbs
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Etymology 4

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

Particle

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(ca.)

  1. word suffixed to a noun to indicate the smallness of amount involved
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Etymology 5

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

Particle

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(ca.)

  1. interrogative verbal particle
    Synonym: လား (la:)
    ကြားပါkra:paca.do/did you hear it?
    တွေ့ပါtwe.paca.do/did you find it?
    မြင်ပါmrangpaca.do/did you see it?
    ရှိပါhri.paca.is it there?

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A finals (32. to Begin; Beginning)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 2)

Further reading

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Mon

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Etymology 1

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From Old Mon (caʔ),[1] from Proto-Mon-Khmer *caʔ (to eat). Cognate with Nyah Kur จาʔ, Khmer ស៊ី (sii).

Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ca)

  1. Ca, the sixth consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Verb

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(ca)

  1. to eat.[4]
  2. to live on, to live (by the revenues of something)
  3. to divide (in arithmetic).
  4. to take (in chess and other games)
  5. {usually as va.} to begin, start {to}, do for the first time.
  6. to eat, to live on, by, by the revenues of, govern, to devide {in arithmetic}, to take, in chess and other games, wear away, erode.

Adverb

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(ca)

  1. particle denoting generic or habitual aspect.
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(Verbs)

(Nouns)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Burmese (ca.).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(ca)

  1. to begin; to start.
  2. {usually as va.} to begin, start {to}, do for the first time, commence.

References

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  1. ^ Jenny, Mathias (2001). A Short Introduction to the Mon Language.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jenny, Mathias (2005) The verb system of Mon, University of Zurich, →DOI, →ISBN, page 199
  3. ^ Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies[1], volume 26, page 416
  4. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language[2], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 57

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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  1. Burmese script form of ca (and)

S'gaw Karen

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Letter

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(sa)

  1. Ca, the sixth letter of the S'gaw Karen alphabet, called စးတဖျၢၣ် (sä ta hpluh̀) in S'gaw Karen.

Western Pwo

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(transliteration needed)

  1. The 6th letter of the Western Pwo alphabet, called စၭ in Western Pwo.

Etymology 2

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Cognate with S'gaw Karen စီၤ (saw̄), Eastern Pwo စဝ် (cɔ̀).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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(transliteration needed)

  1. (honorific) form of address for younger men, prefixed to their proper name Sa, S'
    ဘွၩ
    Sa Bwa/S' Bwa
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