လှုံ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Lolopo lexl (“to dry in the sun”), Tedim Chin lum (“warm”), Drung leum (“warm, hot”), S'gaw Karen လၢၤ (luh̄, “warm”) and Naxi lvq (“warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥òʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hlum • ALA-LC: lhuṃ • BGN/PCGN: hlon • Okell: hlouñ

Verb

လှုံ • (hlum)

1. to bask, to warm oneself by the heat of fire or sun