S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Karen *hwaᴮ (bamboo), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g/s-pʷa (bamboo). Cognate with Pa'o Karen [Term?], Western Kayah ꤠꤟꤢꤧ꤬ (và̤e), Burmese ဝါး (wa:), Eastern Pwo ဝး ().

Noun

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ဝၣ် ()

  1. bamboo