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sawbwa

sawbwa noun: a Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.

Noun

sawbwa (plural sawbwas)

  1. A Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.
    Synonyms:
    chobwa, chobwah

Synonyms of sawbwa

Forms of sawbwa

pluralsawbwas

Origin of sawbwa

Borrowed from Burmese စော်ဘွား (caubhwa:), itself a loanword from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a, “heavenly chief”).

Questions about sawbwa

What does sawbwa mean?
Sawbwa means a Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.
What part of speech is sawbwa?
Sawbwa is a noun.
What is the plural of sawbwa?
The plural of sawbwa is sawbwas.

Words near sawbwa in the dictionary

  1. sawbones
  2. sawboneses
  3. Sawbridgeworth
  4. sawbuck
  5. sawbucks
  6. sawbwa
  7. sawbwas
  8. sawce
  9. sawces
  10. Sawchuk
  11. Sawchuks

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