ခၣ်

See also: ခါ

S'gaw Karen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰà/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with Western Pwo ခၪ, Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Noun

ခၣ် • (khà)

  1. a chin; the part of the face that is under the mouth.
  2. (lower) jaw; the bone around the mouth that holds the teeth.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (“bitter”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (“bitter; bile; liver”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခး, Western Pwo ခၪ, Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Adjective

ခၣ် • (khà)

  1. bitter; not sweet.

References
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