S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *nejᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəj (sun; day). Cognate with Western Pwo နံၩ, Pa'o Karen နီꩻ (ni). Compare Western Kayah ꤗꤟꤢꤪꤑꤢꤩ꤭ (mo̤anyē).

Noun

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နံၤ (neē)

  1. day