ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ

Northern Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ
Phonemic		ก้า k ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ga᷆a
	Royal Institute	ka
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/kaː˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/kaː˥˥/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ, fromProto-Tai *klaːꟲ, fromOld Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs). Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Zuojiang Zhuang gyaj, Zhuang gyaj.

Noun

ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed)

1. rice seedling

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Lao ກ້າ (kā), Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²)

Adjective

ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ • (transliteration needed) (abstract noun ᨣᩤᩴᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ or ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ)

1. brave
2. energetic; active; vibrant; vigorous