ꤙꤢꤨ꤭

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔbwaᴬ (“white”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ʔwa³ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/s-wa (“white; yellow; bright”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ဗွာ, S'gaw Karen ဝါ (wah), Western Pwo ဘွၩ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu˧/

Adjective

ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ (bū)

  1. white.

Derived terms
  • (noun) ꤢ꤬ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ (àbū)
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