လါ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ (“moon, month”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *la⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/ɡ-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen လာ, Western Pwo လၩ, Eastern Pwo လာ, Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe), Burmese လ (la.).

Pronunciation

• (Northern S'gaw) IPA^(key): /la³³/
• (Southern S'gaw) IPA^(key): /la⁵⁵/

Noun

လါ • (lah)

1. moon
2. month

Derived terms

• လါကပီၤ (lah ka paw̄)
• လါပှဲ (lah phgeh)