ခြား

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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 (khrā "separate"). Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *kreːds, “to lie between”), (OC *kreːds, “boundary”) as cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkra: • ALA-LC: khrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: cha: • Okell: hcà

Verb

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ခြား (hkra:)

  1. to keep separate or apart; be separated
  2. to differ

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (17. to Separate; Boundary; Different)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 1

Further reading

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