S'gaw Karen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Karen *kliʔᴰ (turtle; tortoise), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-lip (turtle; tortoise). Cognate with Western Pwo ချံၭ, Western Kayah ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤜꤤ (tàkli), Pa'o Karen ကြေ့ꩻ.

Noun edit

ချံး (khleë)

  1. turtle
  2. tortoise