လၢၢ်

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *loŋᴮ (“stone, rock”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *loŋ¹ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k) (“stone”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo လုံႋ (lōʊɴ), Pa'o Karen လုံး, Western Kayah ꤜꤟꤢꤪ (lo̤a), Eastern Kayah lɔ̀.

Noun

လၢၢ် • (luẖ)

1. stone; rock