တႅမ်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

Cognate with Thai แต้ม (dtɛ̂ɛm), Lao ແຕ້ມ (tǣm), Northern Thai ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lü ᦶᦎᧄᧉ (ṫaem²), Tai Dam ꪵꪔ꫁ꪣ, Tai Dón ꪵꪔꪝꫂ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛm˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Verb

တႅမ်ႈ • (tēm) (abstract noun လွင်ႈတႅမ်ႈ)

1. (transitive) write, compose

   တႅမ်ႈပပ်ႉလိၵ်ႈ

   tēmpâ̰p līk

   write a book

   တႅမ်ႈၶၢဝ်ႇ

   tēmkhàao

   write the news

2. (transitive) delineate, paint

Derived terms

• ၽူႈတႅမ်ႈ (phūu tēm)

 

See also

• ၶၢၼ်ႇ (khàan)
• ၶိတ်ႇ (khìt)

References

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