Where does “ကလဲ့စားချေ” come from?
ကလဲ့စားချေ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ချေ, from Burmese ကျေ — to be settled in a satisfactory manner.
ကလဲ့စားချေ (Burmese): to take revenge, avenge, retaliate
Definitions
- to take revenge, avenge, retaliate
Ancestry of “ကလဲ့စားချေ”, step by step
ကလဲ့စားချေ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ချေ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ချေ | used at or near the end of a clause or sentence for emphatic or euphonic effect; also used to soften the force of a request or a denial |
| 2 | Burmese | ကျေ | to be settled in a satisfactory manner |
via Burmese စား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စား | to eat; to divide |
via Burmese ကလဲ့
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကလဲ့ | (one's) turn |