ဝၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *hwaᴮ (“bamboo”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognates include Eastern Pwo ဝး (wá), Pa'o Karen ဝါႏ, Western Kayah ꤠꤟꤢꤧ꤬ (và̤e), Western Pwo ဝၪ (wa), Burmese ဝါး (wa:), Manipuri ꯋꯥ (wā), Mizo rua.

Noun

ဝၣ် • (wà)

  1. bamboo
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