คา

See also: ค่า and ค้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คา g ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kaa
	Royal Institute	kha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰaː˧/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 枷 (MC ɡɨɑ, kˠa, “cangue”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā).

Verb

คา • (kaa) (abstract noun การคา)

to be stuck, to be lodged in.
to be left unfinished.

Noun

คา • (kaa)

shackles for prisoner's neck, pillory, cangue.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā), Shan ၶႃး (kháa). Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).

Noun

คา • (kaa) (classifier ต้น)

(หญ้า~) cogon grass, thatch grass (Imperata cylindrica).