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ကျယ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Old Burmese က္လယ် (klay), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g(r/l)aːj (to scatter, sow, dispersedly widely; wide; star) (STEDT). Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *l̥ʰjalʔ, “extravagant”); see there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ကျယ် (kyai)

Burmese verb set
Base ကျယ် (kyai)
Causativeချဲ့ (hkyai.)
  1. wide, broad, spacious
  2. loud
  3. insolent

Derived terms

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Further reading

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