ᦃᦲᧄ
Lü edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ᦃᦲᧄ • (ẋiim) (classifier ᦜᦲᧄᧉ)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦃᦲᧄ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International