သူမ်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /sʰom˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -om

Adjective

သူမ်ႈ • (sūum) (abstract noun တၢင်းသူမ်ႈ)

1. sour; acid

Derived terms

• ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ (kōi sūum)

References

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