S'gaw

noun

An ethnic group of Burma and Thailand, a subgroup of the Karen people.

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Meanings

nounS'gaw pl (plural only)

alternative Sgaw

  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group of Burma and Thailand, a subgroup of the Karen people.
proper noun

alternative Sgaw

  1. The Sino-Tibetan language of these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
k'nyaws'gaw karenwhite karen

Origin

  1. kswစှီၤ
  2. EnglishS'gaw

Borrowed from S'gaw Karen စှီၤ (shgaw̄)

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Cite this entry
APA

S'gaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S'gaw

MLA

“S'gaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S'gaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “S'gaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S'gaw.

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