ကယား

Burmese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Said to be from first-person word in the Kayah language that means “human”.”)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: က'ယား
  • IPA(key): /kəjá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ka.ya: • ALA-LC: kayāʺ • BGN/PCGN: kăya: • Okell: kăyà

Proper noun

ကယား • (ka.ya:)

  1. Kayah, an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma)
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Kayah State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: Kayah

See also

divisions of Myanmaredit

Further reading

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