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คา

kaaverb

remain; strand; obstruct; be stuck; be pending; remain stuck; lodge in

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

Imperata cylindrica Beauvlexitron

2v.

sticklexitron

3v.

remain; strand; obstruct; be stuck; be pending; remain stuck; lodge inlexitron

4n.

shackles for prisoner's neck, pillory, cangue(archaic)wiktionary

5n.

cogon grass, thatch grass (Imperata cylindrica)wiktionary

6v.

to be stuck, to be lodged inwiktionary

7v.

to be left unfinishedwiktionary

Built from

From Proto-Tai *gaːᴬ (“stuck”), perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 枷 (OC *ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl, “cangue”). Cognate with Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦅᦱ (kaa), Saek ค๊า, Tày cà, Zhuang gaz. From Proto-Tai *ɣaːᴬ (“thatch grass”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩣ, Lao ຄາ (khā), Lü ᦆᦱ (xaa), Shan ၶႃး (kháa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥰ (xäa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Tày cà, Zhuang haz and gaz (dialectal). Compare Proto-Hlai *Ciɦaː (“thatch grass”) (> haː¹~zaː¹~hjaː¹ across the different lects), Sui yal (“thatch grass”).

A note on usage

ชื่อไม้ล้มลุกชนิด Imperata cylindrica Beauv. ในวงศ์ Gramineae ใบคาย แข็ง เอามากรองเป็นตับมุงหลังคา เหง้าใช้ทำยาได้

คา (kaa) — Thai–English Dictionary · Phasa