ᦡᧄ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.damᴬ (“black; dark”). Cognate with Thai ดำ (dam), Lao ດຳ (dam), Shan လမ် (lǎm), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ) or 𑜓𑜪 (daṃ), Zhuang ndaem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam˥/

Adjective

ᦡᧄ • (ḋam) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦡᧄ)

1. black.

Derived terms

• ᦶᦎᧇᦡᧄ (ṫaebḋam)

References

• Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦡᧄ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International