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S'gaw

S'gaw noun: an ethnic group of Burma and Thailand, a subgroup of the Karen people.

Noun

S'gaw pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group of Burma and Thailand, a subgroup of the Karen people.

Proper noun

S'gaw

  1. The Sino-Tibetan language of these people.

Forms of S'gaw

alternative formSgaw

Origin of S'gaw

Borrowed from S'gaw Karen စှီၤ (shgaw̄)

Words formed from S'gaw

Questions about S'gaw

What does S'gaw mean?
S'gaw means an ethnic group of Burma and Thailand, a subgroup of the Karen people.
What part of speech is S'gaw?
S'gaw can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near S'gaw in the dictionary

  1. S&Ws
  2. s'
  3. S'bucks
  4. s'chach
  5. s'chachs
  6. S'gaw
  7. S'gaw Karen
  8. s'ghetti
  9. S'hai
  10. S'holder
  11. s'house

Source and license

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