ဘွၩ

Western Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔbwaᴬ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ʔwa³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/s-wa (“white; yellow; bright”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo အွာ (ʔwà), Pa'o Karen ဗွာ, S'gaw Karen ဝါ (wah), Western Kayah ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ (bū).

Adjective

ဘွၩ (transliteration needed)

1. white.

Derived terms

• (noun) အဘွၩ