ရေကျ

Burmese

Etymology

ရေ (re, “water”) +‎ ကျ (kya., “to fall”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ရေဂျ
  • IPA(key): /jèd͡ʑa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: re-kya. • ALA-LC: rekya • BGN/PCGN: yegya. • Okell: yeicá

Noun

ရေကျ • (re-kya.)

  1. ebb tide
  2. waterfall, cascade, cataract

Coordinate terms

Verb

ရေကျ • (re-kya.)

  1. to ebb
  2. (of color) to run
  3. (of clothing) to have undergone a wash (i.e. be no longer brand-new)

Further reading

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