Pa'o Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *hneŋᴮ (year) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *nin² (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ː)ŋ ~ s-nik. Cognate with S'gaw Karen နံၣ် (neè), Western Pwo နံၪ့. Compare Western Kayah ꤔꤢ꤬ ().

Pronunciation

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  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /neŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /neŋ³³/

Noun

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နေင်ႏ (transliteration needed)

  1. year

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