ဆ်ုမာ

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From ဆ်ု (chə, “thing”) +‎ မာ (mà, “to do”). Akin to S'gaw Karen တၢ်မၤ (ta̱ mā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰə ma˩˩]

Noun

ဆ်ုမာ (chə mà)

1. job, work

References

• A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 138
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဆ်ုမာ”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 41