ဝၤ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ɡwaᴬ (“husband”) (Luangthongkum, 2019). Cognate with Western Pwo ဝၩ, Pa'o Karen ဝါ, Western Kayah ꤠꤢꤧ꤬ (vàe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wà/

Noun

ဝၤ • (wā)

1. a husband; a man married to a woman.