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Burmese

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ကာ

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *kaːn, “shield”).

Noun

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ကာ (ka)

  1. (weaponry) shield (defensive armor)

Verb

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ကာ (ka)

  1. to block (an opening), obstruct, bar (passage), hide, shield, screen
  2. to hold, cover
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Grammatical extension of the "shield, block" sense in Etymology 1?”

Adverb

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ကာ (ka)

  1. (colloquial) while
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Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Grammatical extension of the "shield, block" sense in Etymology 1?”

Adverb

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ကာ (ka)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to denote the sense only, just
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Further reading

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ကာ ()

  1. teapot, tea kettle.

Noun

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ကာ ()

  1. motor car, bus.

Noun

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ကာ ()

  1. work, deed.
    ကၠောန်ကာကုသဵု။
    klonkākuseu.
    To perform works of merit.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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ကာ f

  1. Burmese script form of (who (f.))

Declension

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Sanskrit

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