Where does “မကြာခဏ” come from?
မကြာခဏ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခဏ, from Pali khaṇa, from Sanskrit क्षण — any instantaneous point of time, an instant, a...
မကြာခဏ (Burmese): often, frequently
Definitions
- often, frequently
Ancestry of “မကြာခဏ”, step by step
မကြာခဏ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ခဏ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခဏ | moment |
| 2 | Pali | khaṇa | moment |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षण | any instantaneous point of time, an instant, a... |
via Burmese မ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မ | not; miss; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Burmese ကြာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကြာ | water lily, lotus; take a long time, be a long... |