စာ

• IPA^(key): /sà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ca • ALA-LC: cā • BGN/PCGN: sa • Okell: sa

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa ~ za. Cognate with သား (sa:, “son, child”), စာ (ca, “to sympathise with; to be considerate to; to have consideration for”). Compare Chinese 子 (zǐ, “child”), 字 (zì, “to bear; to give birth; to breed; to love; Chinese character”).

စာ • (ca) (classifier ရွက် or လုံး or ပုဒ်)

1. writing
2. letter (written or printed communication)
3. (in compounds) written language

   ဗမာစာ/မြန်မာစာ ― ba.maca/mranmaca ― (written) Burmese

   အင်္ဂလိပ်စာ ― angga.lipca ― (written) English

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-tsa (“sparrow”). Compare Chinese 雀 (“sparrow”) and Chinese 鵲／鹊 (què, “magpie”).

စာ • (ca)

1. sparrow

• အိမ်စာ (imca, “house sparrow”)

• “စာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Proto-Karen *caᴬ (“sell”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဆါ.

စာ (transliteration needed)

1. sell