ကြေ့ꩻ

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kliʔᴰ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *khliʔ² (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip (“turtle; tortoise”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ချံး (khleë).

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /kleʔ²¹/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /kliʔ²¹/

Noun

ကြေ့ꩻ (transliteration needed)

  1. turtle, tortoise
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