ᦉᦳᧄᧉ
Lü
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editᦉᦳᧄᧉ • (ṡum²) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦉᦳᧄᧉ)
References
edit- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦉᦳᧄᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International