ဂုၢ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (snake) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (snake). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, Eastern Pwo ဝူႋ (wɯ̄), Western Pwo ဂူ, Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ), Mizo rûl.

Noun

ဂုၢ် • (ghu̱)

  1. snake