ᥘᥪᥛᥴ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɯəmᴬ¹ (“python”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼືອມ (lư̄am), Lü ᦵᦜᦲᧄ (l̇oem), Shan လိူမ် (lǒem), Thai เหลือม (lʉ̌ʉam), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (lüm).

Noun

ᥘᥪᥛᥴ (lúem) (1963 orthography ᥘᥪᥛ́)

1. python

References

• Yongxian, Luo (1999) A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China, Canberra, ACT Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN