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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (kywê "give a meal, feed"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)
Verb
ကျွေး • (kywe:)
- to feed
- to support (a person) with life's necessities
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kjwəj (“yam”). Cognate with the first syllable of Tibetan སྐྱི་བ (skyi ba, “potato, medicinal plant”) (STEDT).
Noun
ကျွေး • (kywe:)
- wild yam (Dioscorea triphylla)
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