သူၣ်
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S'gaw Karen
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Karen *swɨXᴮ ~ *swɨNᴮ (“head louse”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)ar (“head louse”).
Noun
[edit]သူၣ် • (thoò)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ (“liver”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sin (“liver; bitter; bile”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ), Western Kayah ꤞꤣ꤭ (thōe), Pa'o Karen သွိုန်ႏ.
Noun
[edit]သူၣ် • (thoò)
Usage notes
[edit]This word co-occurs with သး (thä, “heart”) in many four-syllable compounds, also known as elaborate expressions.