edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *keːmꟲ (cheek). Cognate with Thai แก้ม (gɛ̂ɛm), Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lao ແກ້ມ (kǣm), Shan ၵႅမ်ႈ (kēm), Ahom 𑜀𑜪𑜧 (kaṃw), Bouyei jeemc, Zhuang gemj.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᦶᦂᧄᧉ (k̇aem²)

  1. (anatomy) cheek (of face)

References edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦶᦂᧄᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International