ကဝေ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali kavi (“poet”), with semantic shift "poet" > "wizard".

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: က'ဝေ
• IPA^(key): /kəwè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ka.we • ALA-LC: kave • BGN/PCGN: kăwe • Okell: kăwei

Noun

ကဝေ • (ka.we)

1. alternative form of ကဝိ (ka.wi., “poet”)
2. wizard, witch

Further reading

• “ကဝေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.