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S'gaw Karen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *braˀᴰ (“peacock”). Luce (1959) proposes a connection with Mon မြာ် (pəràik).[1] Cognate with Eastern Pwo ယှး (jH3).
Noun
ပှာ် • (phgạ)[2]
- (ထိၣ်~) peacock
Etymology 2
Cognate with Eastern Pwo ယှ (jH), Western Pwo ၡၬ.
Noun
ပှာ် • (phgạ)
- a net; a circular net which is cast using a throwing action used to catch fish.
- lead; a soft heavy metal used in making batteries.
References
- ^ Luce, G.H. (1959). Introduction to the comparative study of Karen languages. Journal of the Burma Research Society 42. p. 17.
- ^ အဲကလံးဝီၢ်သြဲ ၁၀၀၀ ဖျၢၣ် လၢပကြၢးသ့ၣ်ညါ The first 1,000 words picture dictionary (S'gaw Karen) 1995 to 1979, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.