ဝၪ

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Western Pwo

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Etymology

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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 (), S'gaw Karen ဝၣ် (), Mizo rua, Manipuri ꯋꯥ (waa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ဝၪ (wa)

  1. bamboo