ခၪ

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Western Pwo

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (chin; jaw). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Noun

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ခၪ (transliteration needed)

  1. chin.
  2. (lower) jaw.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (bitter), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (bitter; bile; liver). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Adjective

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ခၪ (transliteration needed)

  1. bitter.