ksw

Translingual

Symbol

ksw

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for S'gaw Karen.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of S'gaw Karen terms

Egyptian

Etymology

ksj (to bow down) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. bowing, bow, obeisance
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 6:









      jmjw dwꜣt m sn-tꜣ ṯztjw m ksw
      Those in the afterworld kiss the earth, and those in the desert hills bow down (lit. are in bowing).

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