Pa'o Karen edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

အံႏ (transliteration needed)

  1. to eat