Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *wā
Meaning: chew, bite
Burmese: wah to chew.
Kachin: gǝwa3 to bite.
Comments: BG: Dimasa wai, Bodo wat ~ ot. Ben. 101; Mat. 193; Luce 8. Cf. Sherpa phe.LR- 'bite', perhaps also Qiang χbe.33 id., Karen *ʔɔ.1L 'drink', Kham o.1 id.