ကယၤ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *g-rjaᴬ (“hundred”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gja (“hundred”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo က်ုယာ (kə jà), Pa'o Karen ရျာꩻ (rya).

Numeral

ကယၤ • (ka yā)

1. (any) hundred.

Usage notes

A number must precede the word to express hundreds, for example, တကယၤ (ta ka yā, “one hundred”).