ပၢဝ်ႇ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *paːwᴮ (“to announce”), from Middle Chinese 報 (MC pawH, “to announce”). Cognate with Thai ป่าว (bpàao) Northern Thai ᨸ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ປ່າວ (pāo), Lü ᦔᦱᧁᧈ (ṗaaw¹), Tai Dam ꪜ꪿ꪱꪫ, Tai Nüa ᥙᥣᥝᥱ (pǎaw), Phake ပွ် (paw), Ahom 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang bauq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːw˩/

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• Rhymes: -aːw

Verb

ပၢဝ်ႇ • (pàao) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပၢဝ်ႇ)

1. to summon; to rouse

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.