ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤜꤤ

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kliʔᴰ (“turtle; tortoise”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip (“turtle; tortoise”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ချံး (khleë), Western Pwo ချံၭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta˨.kli˦/

Noun

ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤜꤤ (tàkli)

1. turtle

Derived terms

• ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤜꤤꤏꤥ꤬ (tàklihsò, “tortoise”)