ꤚꤟꤢꤨ

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (“snake”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱), Western Pwo ဂူ.

Noun

ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ)

1. snake