Where does “ဆ့ကၤ” come from?
ဆ့ကၤ (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen ဆ့ — upper garment; garment suspended from the shoulders; e.g., dress, shirt, jacket.
ဆ့ကၤ (S'gaw Karen): shirt, blouse
Definitions
- shirt, blouse
Ancestry of “ဆ့ကၤ”, step by step
ဆ့ကၤ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via S'gaw Karen ဆ့
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | ဆ့ | upper garment; garment suspended from the shoulders; e.g., dress, shirt, jacket |
via S'gaw Karen ကၤ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | ကၤ | to wear (upper garment) |