ကျဲ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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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 (krɑi³ "watery / thin (porridge)"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Related to ကျယ် (kyai, “wide, broad”) somehow? Semantic connection would be "wide" > "taking up broad space for a given volume" > "sparse, thin".”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyai: • ALA-LC: kyai • BGN/PCGN: kyè: • Okell: cè

Adjective

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ကျဲ • (kyai:)

  1. having spaces between component units, having wide gaps between
  2. (of liquid) watery; thin

Verb

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ကျဲ • (kyai:)

  1. to be sparse

Derived terms

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Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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Compare Western Kayah ꤊꤜꤛꤢ (klya).

Noun

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ကျဲ • (kleh) (classifier ဘိ)

  1. way; road; street.
  2. way, method
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