khả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kha"

Muong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaː³/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-raːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kraʔ (road, way). Cognate with Vietnamese .

Unlike the Vietnamese cognate, Mường Bi khả is fully functional as a stand-alone noun.

Noun

khả

  1. (Mường Bi) road; way; path
    khả cábig road
    khả thathe exit
  2. (Mường Bi, by extension) side; direction
    khả tlướcthe space ahead
    khả mỗngthe mother's side of the family; the mother's line

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese khá.

Adjective

khả

  1. good; competent

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaː˧˨] ~ [xaː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaː˨˩˦] ~ [xaː˨˩˦]

Romanization

khả

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of

Derived terms