ချား

Burmese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (khyâ "reel for winding thread"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkya: • ALA-LC: khyāʺ • BGN/PCGN: cha: • Okell: hcà

Noun

ချား • (hkya:)

  1. (weaving) swift rotating on a vertical axis
  2. a merry-go-round

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