S'gaw Karen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (snake) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (snake). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, Western Pwo ဂူ, Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ).

Noun edit

ဂုၢ် (ghu̱)

  1. snake.