S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From လီၤ (law̄, go down) +‎ ပျံၤ (pleē, fear).

Verb

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လီၤပျံၤ (law̄ pleē)

  1. be scary, frightening

Usage notes

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As a pre-verbal modifier, လီၤ (law̄) is used with some verbs to express that the subject causes the reaction denoted by the following verb, similar to -able in English.