ကာကွယ်

Burmese

Etymology

ကာ (ka, “to block”) +‎ ကွယ် (kwai, “to obstruct”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ကာဂွယ်
  • IPA(key): /kàɡwɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ka-kwai • ALA-LC: kākvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: kagwè • Okell: kakwe

Verb

ကာကွယ် • (ka-kwai)

  1. to defend, protect
  2. to prevent
  3. to immunize

Further reading

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