ꤊꤚꤝꤤ

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *khrwitᴰ (“bone”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *xwi⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဆွတ်, S'gaw Karen ဃံ (xee), Western Pwo ဎွံၪ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krwi˦/

Noun

ꤊꤚꤝꤤ (krwi)

1. bone.