sawbwa

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noun

A Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.

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chobwachobwah
OriginBurmese စော်ဘွား ← shn ၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ →
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Meanings

nounsawbwa (plural sawbwas)

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 & antonyms

nounA Shan chieftain, any of the mostly petty tributary princes of the Shan States on the east of Burma.

Similar
chobwachobwah

Origin

  1. shnၸဝ်ႈၽႃႉ“heavenly chief”
  2. Burmeseစော်ဘွား
  3. Englishsawbwa

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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