ကျ

See also: ကျား, ကြာ, ကြား, ကျို, and ကျွဲ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (xià, “lower; under; to go down”). Doublet of ချ (hkya.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kya. • ALA-LC: kya • BGN/PCGN: kya. • Okell: cá
• Homophone: ကြ (kra.)

Verb

ကျ • (kya.)

Burmese verb set

Base	ကျ (kya.)
Causative	ချ (hkya.)

1. to fall (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity)

Mon

Verb

ကျ (kya)

1. to be defeated beaten (by) to lose (to) fail (examination) be defeated (in battle sport and games) lost (in business game match legal case etc).

   အဲဝေၚ်ပေဲါဂၠုၚ်ကျအာသြန်မသုန်စှော်ဒကေဝ်။

   ʼoaweṅpoygluṅkyaʼāsranmasunchokdakew.

   I went to the boat race and lost fifty rupees.

   ဂျပါန်ဂှ်ကျအာပၞာန်။

   gyapānghkyaʼāpnān.

   Japan lost the war.

   ဗှ်ေတံကျအဲလေဝ်။

   bhetaṃkyaʼoalew.

   If I beat you.