S'gaw Karen

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Karen *meᴮ (tail), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (tail; penis). Compare Western Kayah ꤋꤢ꤭ꤗꤟꤤ (hkāmi̤), Eastern Pwo မေဝ်ႋ (mī̱), Pa'o Karen မေး, Manipuri ꯃꯩ (mei).

Noun

edit

မဲၢ် (meẖ)

  1. tail

Synonyms

edit