nam³

See also: n̥am³

Ai-Cham

Noun

nam³

1. water

References

• Yang Tonyin, Moyu yanjiu (2000)
• ABVD (Diwo), ABVD (Taiyang)

Biao

Verb

nam³

1. (Shidong) to think

References

• "Biao (Shidong)" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Cun

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam⁴²/

Noun

nam³

1. water

References

• Peter Norquest, A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Hlai (2007), thesis at the University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology (as published in 2015 as →ISBN
• Tai-Kadai 100-wordlists, compiled by Ilya Peiros (with other tone)

E

Etymology

Compare Zhuang raemx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam⁵⁵/

Noun

nam³

1. water

Derived terms

• mak⁸ nam³ (“(liquid) ink”)
• nam³ lɔŋ⁶ (“wave”)
• nam³ phaːu⁵ (“bubble”)
• nam³ tɕyn⁵ (“whirlpool”)
• nam³ wɔk⁸ (“flood”)
• wɔk⁸ nam³ (“flood”)

References

• 韦茂繁 [Wéi Màofán], 韦树关 [Wéi Shùguān] (2011) 五色话研究 [Wǔsèhuà Yánjiū, A Study of E Language] (in Chinese), Beijing: 民族出版社 [Publishing House of Minority Nationalities], →ISBN

Mak (China)

Noun

nam³

1. water

References

• Yang Tonyin, Moyu yanjiu (2000)

Maonan

Noun

nam³

1. alternative form of namj

References

• Tian Qiao Lu, A Grammar of Maonan (2008), page 87