Pa'o Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *p/b-naᴮ (buffalo) (Luangthongkum, 2019). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ပနၢ် (pa na̱).

Pronunciation

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  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /paʔ²¹na⁵³/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /paʔ²¹na⁵⁵/

Noun

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ပနား (transliteration needed)

  1. water buffalo