သူမ်ႈ

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Shan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

သူမ်ႈ • (sūum) (abstract noun တၢင်းသူမ်ႈ)

  1. sour; acid

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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