𑜁𑜡

Ahom

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *qaːᴬ (“leg”), Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Bouyei gal, Zhuang ga.

Noun

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. leg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Thai คา (kaa), Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa), Tày cà. Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (whence haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).

Noun

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. thatch grass

Etymology 3

Verb

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. to ambush

Etymology 4

From Proto-Tai *xa.

Noun

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. slave

Etymology 5

Verb

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. to cut

Etymology 6

Verb

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. to apply congee to a loom

Etymology 7

Verb

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. to ask

Etymology 8

From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (“to seek”). Cognate with Thai หา (hǎa), Northern Thai ᩉᩣ, Lao ຫາ (hā), Lü ᦠᦱ (ḣaa), Tai Dam ꪬꪱ, Shan ႁႃ (hǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Zhuang ra, Saek หร่า.

Alternative forms

• 𑜁𑜞𑜠 (khra)

Verb

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. to seek

Etymology 9

Noun

𑜁𑜡 (khā)

1. stool