ခၪ

Western Pwo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Noun

ခၪ (transliteration needed)

1. chin.
2. (lower) jaw.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (“bitter”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (“bitter; bile; liver”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Kayah ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe).

Adjective

ခၪ (transliteration needed)

1. bitter.