ᥘᥛᥳ

Tai Nüa

Alternative forms

• ᥘᥛᥱ (lǎm), ᥢᥛᥱ (nǎm)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ),Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Thai น้ำ (náam), Zhuang raemx.

Noun

ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm) (1963 orthography ᥘᥛ̇)

1. water

References

• ABVD
• Luo Yongxian, A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Pacific Linguistics Series C, 145 (1998, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)