ဝၪ

Western Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *hwaᴮ (“bamboo”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognates include Western Kayah ꤠꤟꤢꤧ꤬ (và̤e), Burmese ဝါး (wa:), Eastern Pwo ဝး (wá), S'gaw Karen ဝၣ် (wà), Mizo rua, Manipuri ꯋꯥ (wā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wà/

Noun

ဝၪ (wa)

  1. bamboo
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