ချ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ခ္လ (kla).[1] Derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (xià, “lower; under; to go down”). Causative of ကျ (kya.).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkya. • ALA-LC: khya • BGN/PCGN: cha. • Okell: hcá
  • Homophone: ခြ (hkra.)

Verb
Burmese verb set
Base ကျ (kya.)
Causativeချ (hkya.)

ချ • (hkya.)

  1. to cause to fall; to drop

References
  1. Rudolf A. Yanson (2006 January 1) Notes on the Evolution of the Burmese Phonological System‎, Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 103–120
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