ဆ်ုမာ

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From ဆ်ု (chə, “thing”) +‎ မာ (mà, “to do”). Akin to S'gaw Karen တၢ်မၤ (ta̱ mā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰə.ma˩˩/

Noun

ဆ်ုမာ (chəmà)

1. job, work

References

• A. Kato (2019) “Pwo Karen”, in A. Vittrant & J. Watkins, editors, The Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area, page 138