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See also: ခဲ့, ခံ, and ခွဲ

U+1001, ခ
MYANMAR LETTER KHA
က
[U+1000]
Myanmar
[U+1002]

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hka. • ALA-LC: kha • BGN/PCGN: hka. • Okell: hká
  • Audio:(file)

Usage notes

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  • When followed by and , forms digraphs ချ and ခြ, pronounced /t͡ɕʰ/ (in unvoiced positions) or /d͡ʑ/ when voiced.

Etymology 1

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Letter

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(hka.)

  1. Kha, the second letter of the Burmese alphabet, called ခကွေး (hka.kwe:) in Burmese.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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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 (khaʼ "pay respect, wait upon"). Some of the "unsorted" senses in Etymology 1 are linked by Luce (such as "wages", as wages are the result of serving) to Old Chinese (OC *kraːs, “price, value”) and Tibetan གླ (gla, pay, wages, fee).[1] Though semantically sound, modern reconstructions of the Old Chinese forms make this connection doubtful; however, the Tibetan seems reasonable.”

Verb

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(hka.)

  1. to wait upon, attend on
  2. to be subservient to, be obsequious to or toward
  3. to strike
  4. to fall (to the ground)
  5. to catch fire
  6. to meet, encounter
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (19. Pay; Hire; Wages; to Serve ('eat wages')”, 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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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(kha)

  1. Kha, the 2nd letter of the Mon alphabet.

Verb

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(kha)

  1. to be dependent