S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *k-chaŋᴬ (elephant). Cognate with Western Pwo ကဆၫ့, Eastern Pwo က်ုဆင့် (kə châɴ), Western Kayah ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ (tàhsyā). Compare Danau ကစဲဉ် (kəsɛ̀ɴ).

Noun

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ကဆီ (ka hsaw) (classifier ဒု)

  1. elephant