S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From စး (, start) +‎ ထီၣ် (hṭaẁ, ascend). Compare Burmese (ca.). Cognate with Western Pwo စၭထၪ့.

Verb

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စးထီၣ် (sä hṭaẁ)

  1. (transitive) to start