ၯေဝ်

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဂ့ၤ (ghaȳ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɪ˩˩/

Verb

ၯေဝ် (ɣì̱)

1. (stative) to be good
2. (stative) to be pretty

References

• A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 9
• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 202
• A. Kato (2021) “Pwo Karen writing systems”, in Reports of the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, volume 52, page 49
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ၯေဝ်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 251