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Kayah

Kayah noun: a member of any of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Kayah State.

Noun

Kayah (plural Kayahs or Kayah)

  1. A member of any of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Kayah State
    Synonyms:
    Karenni

Proper noun

Kayah

  1. Synonym of Karenni (“language”).
    Synonyms:
    Karenni

Kayah meaning in Myanmar

Kayah in Myanmar

Translations
ကယားလူမျိုး ka.ya:lu-myui:

Synonyms of Kayah

Forms of Kayah

pluralKayahs
pluralKayah

Origin of Kayah

From Burmese ကယား (ka.ya:).

Questions about Kayah

What does Kayah mean?
Kayah means a member of any of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Kayah State.
What is Kayah in Myanmar?
Kayah in Myanmar is ကယားလူမျိုး (ka.ya:lu-myui:). See Kayah meaning in Myanmar.
What part of speech is Kayah?
Kayah can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Kayah?
The plural of Kayah is Kayahs.

Words near Kayah in the dictionary

  1. kayack
  2. kayacks
  3. kayadanda
  4. kayagum
  5. kayagums
  6. Kayah
  7. Kayahs
  8. kayak
  9. kayak cross
  10. kayak polo
  11. kayak roll

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