ဆွ့ၪ

Western Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *chwɛᴮ (crab), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k(j)aːj (crab). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဆွဲ (chwɛ́) or ဆိုဲး (chwé), S'gaw Karen ဆွဲၣ် (hsweh̀), Northern Pwo ชวี, Pa'o Karen ဆွေႏ, Western Kayah ꤏꤝꤥ꤬ (hswò), Kayan Swai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰwè/

Noun

ဆွ့ၪ (transliteration needed)

  1. crab, land crab.