ခွ

Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Schuessler (2007) adduces Old Chinese 跨 (OC *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs, “to stride, straddle”) as a cognate, suggesting derivation from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwar.

Unclear whether all the senses are etymologically related (particularly the "heartily" sense), though MED groups them together.

• Phonetic respelling: ကွ
• IPA^(key): /kwa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkwa. • ALA-LC: khva • BGN/PCGN: kwa. • Okell: kwá

ခွ • (hkwa.)

1. fork (of a road, tree, etc.)
2. wrench, spanner
3. catapult, slingshot

ခွ • (hkwa.)

1. heartily, with a will, unabashedly, roundly

• Phonetic respelling: ခွ့
• IPA^(key): /kʰwa̰̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkwa. • ALA-LC: khva • BGN/PCGN: hkwa. • Okell: hkwá

ခွ • (hkwa.)

1. a tight corner, fix

• Phonetic respelling: ဂွ့
• IPA^(key): /ɡwa̰̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkwa. • ALA-LC: khva • BGN/PCGN: gwa. • Okell: gwá

ခွ • (hkwa.)

1. to sit astride

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