khyauh

Achang

Etymology

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Forms an anticausative/transitive pair with gyau (to break, be broken).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /kʰʲɑu˦˧/
  • (Longchuan) [kʰʐau³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [kʰʐau³¹]

Verb

khyauh

  1. to break (something else)

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 57