Shan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ˀjeːwᴬ (waist), from Middle Chinese (MC 'jiew, “waist”). Cognate with Thai เอว (eeo), Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແອວ (ʼǣu), Tai Dam ꪵꪮꪫ, Zhuang yiu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ဢႅဝ် (ʼěao)

  1. waist