ကျွဲ

Inherited from Old Burmese က္လွယ် (klway), from a *k-prefixed form of Proto-Tibeto-Burman *lwaːy (“buffalo”), which may be an areal term. Compare Mizo loi (“buffalo”), Lao ຄວາຍ (khuāi), Thai ควาย (kwaai), Zhuang vaiz, Old Chinese 犩 (OC *ŋul, *ŋuls, “southwestern Chinese cattle”), 夔 (OC *ɡrul, “kui (mythological creature)”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕwɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kywai: • ALA-LC: kyvai • BGN/PCGN: kywè: • Okell: cwè

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ကျွဲ • (kywai:) (classifier ကောင်)

1. water buffalo

• “ကျွဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.