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sawbwa.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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