ចៀម
Khmer edit
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle Khmer ច្យើម្ម (cyœmma), ចេម (cēma, “sheep; wool, woolen carpet”), first attested in 1701.
Noun edit
ចៀម • (ciəm)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Thai เจียม (jiiam, “to be humble”), possibly from Teochew 謙/谦 (kiam1).