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S'gaw Karen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခး (khá), Western Pwo ခၪ, Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe), Pa'o Karen ကာႏ.
Noun
ခၣ် • (khà)
- a chin; the part of the face that is under the mouth.
- (lower) jaw; the bone around the mouth that holds the teeth.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (“bitter”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (“bitter; bile; liver”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo ခး (khá), Western Pwo ခၪ, Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).
Adjective
ခၣ် • (khà)
- bitter; not sweet.
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