ꪹꪄꪸꪣ

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Tai Dam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Lü ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [xem˨]
Hyphenation: ꪹꪄꪸꪣ
Rhymes: -em

Noun[edit]

ꪹꪄꪸꪣ (khêm)

needle

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