အွာ

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔbwaᴬ (“white”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen ဝါ (wah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔwa˩˩]

Noun

အွာ (ʔwà)

1. white

References

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 202
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “အွာ”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 229