ၶျေႃး

Shan

Etymology

From Burmese ချွေး (hkywe:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰɔː˥/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

ၶျေႃး • (khjáu)

1. forced labor (usually as porters)

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.