ခေါဟ်

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *kləɁᴰ. Cognates include S'gaw Karen ခိၣ် (khoh̀).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʊ˥˥/

Noun

ခေါဟ် (khʊ́)

1. head
2. hair (on the head)

References

• A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 3
• 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 185
• A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 136
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ခေါဟ်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 26