ဃံ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *khrwitᴰ (bone) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *xwi⁴ (idem) (Burling, 1969). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဆွတ်, Eastern Pwo ၰုဲး (xwí), Western Pwo ဎွံၪ, Western Kayah ꤊꤚꤝꤤ (krwi), Burmese ရိုး (rui:), Mizo ruh.

Noun

ဃံ • (xee)

  1. bone