ကျဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kyai: • ALA-LC: kyai • BGN/PCGN: kyè: • Okell:

Adjective

ကျဲ • (kyai:)

  1. having spaces between component units, having wide gaps between
  2. (of liquid) watery; thin

Verb

ကျဲ • (kyai:)

  1. to be sparse

Derived terms

  • ကျဲတောက်တောက် (kyai:tauktauk)
  • ခြေလှမ်းကျဲ (hkrehlam:kyai:)
  • ပြန့်ကျဲ (pran.kyai:)

Further reading

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

Compare Western Kayah ꤊꤜꤛꤢ (klya).

Noun

ကျဲ • (kleh) (classifier ဘိ)

  1. way; road; street.
  2. way, method