ꤋꤢꤧ꤬

Western Kayah

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɛ˨/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (chin; jaw). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Pwo ခၪ.

Noun

ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe)

  1. chin.
  2. (lower) jaw.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (bitter), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kaʔ (bitter). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Pwo ခၪ.

Adjective

ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe)

  1. bitter.