Western Pwo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *thwiᴮ (dog) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *thwi² (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n (dog). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ထွီႏ, S'gaw Karen ထွံၣ် (hṭweè), Western Kayah ꤓꤝꤤ꤬ (htwì).

Noun

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ထွံၪ (transliteration needed)

  1. dog.