ဝး

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *hwaᴮ (“bamboo”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen ဝၣ် (wà), Western Pwo ဝၪ (wa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wa˥˥]

Noun

ဝး (wá)

  1. bamboo

References

  • A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 200
  • A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 140
  • Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဝး”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 183
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