ကတ်ကြေး

Burmese

Etymology

Said to be from Pali kattarikā; more likely from Hindi क़ैंची (qa͠icī).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ကတ်ကျီး
  • IPA(key): /kaʔt͡ɕí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: katkre: • ALA-LC: katʻkreʺ • BGN/PCGN: katkyi: • Okell: kaʔcì

Noun

ကတ်ကြေး • (katkre:) (classifier လက်)

  1. scissors

Descendants

  • → Mon: ကတ်ကြဲာ

References

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