ထွံၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *thwiᴮ (dog) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *thwi² (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n (dog).

Pronunciation

  • (Kayin State) IPA(key): /tʰwi⁵²ˀ/
  • (Mae Hong Son) IPA(key): /tʃʰwi²¹ˀ/

Noun

ထွံၣ် • (hṭweè) (classifier ဒု (du))

  1. dog