သူၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Pronunciation

(Kayin State) IPA^(key): /θu⁵²ˀ/
(Chiang Rai) IPA^(key): /sṵ³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *swɨXᴮ ~ *swɨNᴮ (“head louse”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)ar (“head louse”).

Noun

သူၣ် • (thoò)

head louse

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ (“liver”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sin (“liver; bitter; bile”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo သုင်း, Western Kayah ꤞꤣ꤭ (thōe).

Noun

သူၣ် • (thoò)

liver

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