ᦆᧄ

Lü

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), from Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Lao ຄຳ (kham), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xam˥˩/

Noun

ᦆᧄ • (xam) (Tai Tham spelling ᨤᩣᩴ)

  1. gold

Derived terms

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