ၯေဝ်

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Eastern Pwo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဂ့ၤ (ghaȳ), Western Pwo ဂ့ၩ (ɣɪ́).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ၯေဝ် (ɣì̱)

  1. (stative) to be good
  2. (stative) to be pretty

References

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  • A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 9
  • A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 202
  • A. Kato (2021) “Pwo Karen writing systems”, in Reports of the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, volume 52, page 49
  • Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ၯေဝ်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 251