S'gaw Karen

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Karen *k/s-lejᴬ (water leech), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-liːt (leech). Cognate with Eastern Pwo လီ (), Mizo hlît.

Noun

edit

တလံၤ (ta leē)

  1. (southern) water leech