shwa
[ shwah ]
/ ʃwɑ /
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noun
a variant of schwa.
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Page 94There was a great falling off in the attendance at the zayat after Moung-shwa-gnong's defection.
Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons|Arabella W. StuartMoung Shwa-gnong had been accused before the viceroy, and had disappeared.
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