ချ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ခ္လ (kla). Derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(k/g)la-k/y/t (“to fall”). Cognate with Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and Chinese 下 (xià, “lower; under; to go down”). Causative of ကျ (kya.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkya. • ALA-LC: khya • BGN/PCGN: cha. • Okell: hcá
• Homophone: ခြ (hkra.)

Verb

Burmese verb set

Base	ကျ (kya.)
Causative	ချ (hkya.)

ချ • (hkya.)

1. to cause to fall; to drop