ກ້າ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kaː˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ກ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²).

Verb

ກ້າ • (kā) (abstract noun ການກ້າ)

  1. to dare.

Adjective

ກ້າ • (kā) (abstract noun ຄວາມກ້າ)

  1. brave; strong; courageous; fearless.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Proto-Tai *klaːꟲ (“rice seedling”), from Old Chinese 稼 (OC *kraːs, “sow crops”).[1] Cognate with Thai กล้า (glâa), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱᧉ (k̇aa²), Shan ၵႃႈ (kāa), Tày chả.

Noun

ກ້າ • (kā)

  1. seedling

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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