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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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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 (la.).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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လါ (lah)

  1. moon
  2. month

Derived terms

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