ဝၣ်
S'gaw Karen
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Karen *hwaᴮ (“bamboo”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (“bamboo”). Cognates include Western Kayah ꤠꤟꤢꤧ꤬ (và̤e), Burmese ဝါး (wa:), Eastern Pwo ဝး (wá), Western Pwo ဝၪ (wa), Mizo rua, Manipuri ꯋꯥ (waa).
Noun
[edit]ဝၣ် • (wà)