ထွံၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *thwiᴮ (“dog”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *thwi² (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n (“dog”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ထွီႏ, Eastern Pwo ထုဲး (thwí), Western Pwo ထွံၪ, Western Kayah ꤓꤝꤤ꤬ (htwì), Manipuri ꯍꯨꯏ (hooʼi).

Pronunciation

• (Kayin State) IPA^(key): /tʰwi⁵²ˀ/
• (Mae Hong Son) IPA^(key): /tʃʰwi²¹ˀ/

Noun

ထွံၣ် • (hṭweè) (classifier ဒု (du))

1. dog