Where does “က့ၣ်ဖိ” come from?
က့ၣ်ဖိ (S'gaw Karen) comes from Burmese ဖ, from Burmese ပိ — to be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed.
က့ၣ်ဖိ (S'gaw Karen): Name of the S'gaw Karen tone represented by a small curve, as in
Definitions
- Name of the S'gaw Karen tone represented by a small curve, as in
Ancestry of “က့ၣ်ဖိ”, step by step
က့ၣ်ဖိ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖ | Pha, the 23rd letter of the Burmese alphabet |
| 2 | Burmese | ပိ | to be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed |
via S'gaw Karen က့ၣ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | က့ၣ် | bend; curve |