"sawbwa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sawbwas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Burmese စော်ဘွား (caubhwa:), itself a loanword from Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a, “heavenly chief”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|စော်ဘွား}} Burmese စော်ဘွား (caubhwa:), {{bor|en|shn|ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ||heavenly chief}} Shan ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ (tsāo phâ̰a, “heavenly chief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sawbwa (plural sawbwas)
  1. A Shan chieftain.
    Sense id: en-sawbwa-en-noun-INc1KJ0P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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