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Borrowed from Hindi जनेऊ (janeū, “sacred thread”).
- Phonetic respelling: စ'လွေ
- IPA(key): /səlwè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ca.lwai • ALA-LC: calvayʻ • BGN/PCGN: sălwe • Okell: sălwei
စလွယ် • (ca.lwai)
- salwe: a kind of sash showing one's rank