khả

See also: khá and khâ

Muong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaː³/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-raːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kraʔ (“road, way”). Cognate with Vietnamese sá.

Unlike the Vietnamese cognate, Mường Bi khả is fully functional as a stand-alone noun.

Noun

khả

  1. (Mường Bi) road; way; path
    khả cá ― big road
    khả tha ― the exit
  2. (Mường Bi, by extension) side; direction
    khả tlước ― the space ahead
    khả mỗng ― the mother's side of the family; the mother's line

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese khá.

Adjective

khả

  1. good; competent

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 可.

Pronunciation

Prefix

khả

  1. -able

Derived terms

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