ကတ်ကြေး
Burmese
Etymology
Said to be from Pali kattarikā; more likely from Hindi क़ैंची (qaiñcī).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ကတ်ကျီး
- IPA(key): /kaʔt͡ɕí/
- Romanization: MLCTS: katkre: • ALA-LC: katʻkreʺ • BGN/PCGN: katkyi: • Okell: kaʔcì
Noun
ကတ်ကြေး • (katkre:) (classifier လက်)
- scissors
References
- “ကတ်ကြေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.