ᥗᥧᥛᥲ

Tai Nüa

Etymology 1

Noun

ᥗᥧᥛᥲ (thùm) (1963 orthography ᥗᥧᥛ̀)

1. section, piece

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̬.tuəmᴮ (“to flood”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Lao ຖ້ວມ (thūam), Lü ᦏᦳᧄᧉ (ṫhum²), Shan ထူမ်ႈ (thūum), Thai ท่วม (tûuam), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thum), Zhuang dumh, Saek ทุม.

Verb

ᥗᥧᥛᥲ (thùm) (1963 orthography ᥗᥧᥛ̀)

1. to inundate, overflow, saturate, flood over