ᦇᦱᧄ

Lü edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (“beautiful, nice”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai งาม (ngaam), Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lao ງາມ (ngām), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ŋaːm˥˩/

Adjective edit

ᦇᦱᧄ • (ngaam) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦇᦱᧄ)

beautiful

See also edit

ᦟᧁ (law)

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