အံႏ

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔamᴮ (“to eat”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ʔam² (“idem”) (Burling, 1969). Cognate with Eastern Pwo အင်း (ʔáɴ), S'gaw Karen အီၣ် (ʼaẁ).

Pronunciation

• (Northern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /ʔam⁵⁵/
• (Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /ʔam³³/

Verb

အံႏ (transliteration needed)

1. to eat