ကျာ်

• ကၠိၭ — Christian script

Borrowed from Mon ကျာ် (kyāk).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕai̯˩˩]

ကျာ် (kjài)

1. God
2. pagoda, idol

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕai̯˩˩]

ကျာ် (kjài)

1. fish trap

• A. Kato (2021) “Pwo Karen writing systems”, in Reports of the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, volume 52, page 35
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ကျာ်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 16

From Old Mon ကျာက်.

• (Myanmar) IPA^(key): /caik/, /cjaic/, /caəc/^[1]
  • Homophone: စာ် (cāk) (Kanni)
• (Thailand) IPA^(key): /kja(ː)c/, /cjaic/^[1]

ကျာ် (kyāk)^[1]

1. sacred being or thing Buddha pagoda image of Buddha term of address terminating all utterances directed to monks when no other such term is included and as isolate inticating assent (Siam) general respectful term of address and assent.^[2]

   တိုန်ဍုၚ်တ္ၚဲတိၚ်မ္ဂး ခိုဟ်ကျာ်။

   tiunḍuṅtṅoatiṅmgaḥ khiuhkyāk.

   It will be best if you go to town the day before the Sabbath, Yes your Reverence (ကျာ်kyāk)

   Etiquette words used exclusively when meeting Buddhist monks

   ပိုဲတိုန်လ္ၚောဝ်ကျာ်လ္ဂုၚ်။

   piuytiunlṅowkyāklguṅ.

   We are going up to worship at the Kyaik Laegung (Bur. Shwe Dagon).

   ရဲပဝ်လေတ်တံကၠုၚ်နူကျာ်ၜါသွာၚ်ရကျာ်။

   roapawlettaṃkluṅnūkyākṗāswāṅrakyāk.

   The police have come from Chaugzon Your Reference.

   ကျာ်စေတဳဂှ်ညးထာပနာလဝ်ဓါတ်ကျာ်မွဲ။

   kyākcetīghñaḥthāpanālawdhātkyākmwoa.

   There is a relic of the Buddha enshrined in the pagoda.

The word is usually added before or after another noun to show respect.

(Nouns)

• → Burmese: ကျိုက် (kyuik)
• → Western Pwo: ကၠဲၬ
• → Eastern Pwo: ကျာ် (kjài)

ကျာ် (transliteration needed)

1. particle used to show acknowledgement or affirmation