ဟဲ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၯယ့် (ɣɛ̂), Western Pwo ဂဲၫ (ɣài), Western Kayah ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ (hyā).

Verb

ဟဲ • (heh)

  1. to come

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *hatᴰ (“chili pepper, pungent”).[1] Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၯဲ (ɣɛ́), Western Pwo ဂဲၪ (ɣài).

Adjective

ဟဲ • (heh)

  1. spicy

References

  1. ^ Luangthongkum, Theraphan. 2019. A View on Proto-Karen Phonology and Lexicon. Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (JSEALS) Vol. 12.1 (2019): i-lii. ISSN: 1836-6821, DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52441
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