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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kāɫ
Meaning: barrier, obstacle
Chinese: 干 *kān shield, 捍 *gāns to ward off, protect.
Tibetan: ãgal be in opposition, contradiction to.
Burmese: ka shield of any kind.
Kachin: (Mat.) mǝga1 ?, (H) n-ga, n-gaŋ a shield.
Lushai: kalʔ to withstand, oppose, be against.
Lepcha: kál to make a defense or support as against heat of fire
Comments: Mat. 164; Coblin 157. Cf. also *kāɫ pole, club.
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