𑜃𑜪

Ahom

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Tày nặm,Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm), Thai น้ำ (náam) and Zhuang raemx. Compare Proto-Kam-Sui *ȵam³ (whence Southern Kam naemx, Sui namc), Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ .

Noun

𑜃𑜪 (naṃ)

1. water.