Pa'o Karen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (enclosure).[1] Cognate with Thai เวียง (wiiang), Northern Thai ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang), Shan ဝဵင်း (wáeng), Lao ວຽງ (wīang).

Noun edit

ဝေင်ꩻ (transliteration needed)

  1. city

References edit

  1. ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233