ဍေါဟ်

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔdoᴮ (“big, large”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဒိၣ် (doh̀).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɗʊ˥˥]
• Homophone: ဍောဟ် (dʊ́)

Verb

ဍေါဟ် (dʊ́)

1. (stative) to be big

References

• A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 5
• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 201
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဍေါဟ်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 61