စာ

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Burmese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa ~ za. Cognate with သား (sa:, son, child), စာ (ca, to sympathise with; to be considerate to; to have consideration for). Compare Chinese (, “child”), (, “to bear; to give birth; to breed; to love; Chinese character”).

Noun[edit]

စာ (ca) (classifier ရွက် or လုံး or ပုဒ်)

  1. writing
  2. letter (written or printed communication)
  3. (in compounds) written language
    ဗမာစာ/မြန်မာစာba.maca/mranmaca(written) Burmese
    အင်္ဂလိပ်စာangga.lipca(written) English
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-tsa (sparrow). Compare Chinese (sparrow) and Chinese (què, magpie).

Noun[edit]

စာ (ca)

  1. sparrow
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Pa'o Karen[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Karen *caᴬ (sell). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဆါ.

Verb[edit]

စာ (transliteration needed)

  1. sell