ꤜꤢꤧ꤭

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ (“moon, month”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *la⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen လာ, S'gaw Karen လါ (lah), Western Pwo လၩ, Eastern Pwo လာ (là), Burmese လ (la.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ˧/

Noun

ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe)

  1. moon
  2. month
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