ခ

ခ

See also: ခဲ့, ခံ, and ခွဲ

ခ U+1001, ခ MYANMAR LETTER KHA ← က [U+1000] Myanmar ဂ → [U+1002]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰa̰/

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Letter

ခ

1. Kha, the second letter of the Burmese alphabet.

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Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hka. • ALA-LC: kha • BGN/PCGN: hka. • Okell: hká

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Usage notes

• When followed by ျ and ြ, forms digraphs ချ and ခြ, pronounced /t͡ɕʰ/ (in unvoiced positions) or /d͡ʑ/ when voiced.

Letter

ခ • (hka.)

1. Kha, the second letter of the Burmese alphabet, called ခကွေး (hka.kwe:) in Burmese.

Verb

ခ • (hka.)

1. to wait upon; to attend on
2. be subservient to; be obsequious to / toward
3. to strike
4. to fall (to the ground)
5. to catch fire
6. to meet, to encounter

References

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

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Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kʰakʰòuɴ (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰakʰòuɴ/

Noun

ခ (transliteration needed)

1. cow

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Mon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaʔ/

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Letter

ခ (kha)

1. Kha, the 2nd letter of the Mon alphabet.

Verb

ခ (kha)

1. to be dependent