ᥑᥥᥛᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Lü ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

Noun

ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

1. needle

Alternative forms

• ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém)

Etymology 2

Noun

ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

1. calamity, disaster
2. enemy