ဗွာ

See also: ဗ and ဗူ

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔbwaᴬ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ʔwa³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/s-wa (“white; yellow; bright”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဝါ (wah), Western Pwo ဘွၩ, Western Kayah ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ (bū).

Pronunciation

• (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /bwa̤³¹/

Adjective

ဗွာ (transliteration needed)

1. white