See also: ဘလော့

S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *blaᴮ (arrow), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Eastern Pwo ဖၠာႋ (phlā), Burmese မြား (mra:), Newar बला (balā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ပျၢ် (pla̱)[1]

  1. an arrow; a pointed stick that is fired from a bow.

Verb

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ပျၢ် (pla̱)

  1. to forgive; to stop being angry with someone for something they have done wrong.
  2. to wash your face.

References

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  1. ^ အဲကလံးဝီၢ်သြဲ ၁၀၀၀ ဖျၢၣ် လၢပကြၢးသ့ၣ်ညါ The first 1,000 words picture dictionary (S'gaw Karen) 1995 to 1979, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.