ကြေ့ꩻ

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kliʔᴰ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *khliʔ² (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip (“turtle; tortoise”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ချံး (khleë).

Pronunciation

• (Northern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /kleʔ²¹/
• (Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /kliʔ²¹/

Noun

ကြေ့ꩻ (transliteration needed)

1. turtle, tortoise