သပၢၤ

S'gaw Karen

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *bəŋᴬ (“pot”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဖိုင် (phə̀ɴ), Pa'o Karen ဖွိုင်ꩻ, Western Kayah ꤕꤟꤢꤪ꤬ (pò̤a), Western Pwo ဖျိၪ. Luce (1985) provisionally lists သပၢၤ as a “pure” Karen word whose origin cannot be traced outside of the Karen languages.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Chiang Mai) /səpə³³/[2]

Noun

သပၢၤ • (tha puh̄)

  1. pot, cooking pot

References

  1. ^ Luce, Gordon. 1985. Phases of Pre-Pagan Burma: languages and history (volume 2, Chart I). Oxford University Press. →ISBN
  2. ^ Ratanakul, Suriya. 1986. Thai-Sgaw Karen dictionary (volume 2, page 1078). Nakhon Pathom: Mahidol University Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development.
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