ချံး

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kliʔᴰ (“turtle; tortoise”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip (“turtle; tortoise”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခၠါ် (khlài), Western Pwo ချံၭ, Western Kayah ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤜꤤ (tàkli), Pa'o Karen ကြေ့ꩻ.

Noun

ချံး • (khleë)

  1. turtle
  2. tortoise
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