ᦆᧄ

Lü

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), from Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Lao ຄຳ (kham), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xam˥˩/

Noun

ᦆᧄ • (xam) (Tai Tham spelling ᨤᩣᩴ)

1. gold

Derived terms

• ᦀᦱᧇᦆᧄ (˙ʼaabxam)
• ᦀᦳᧄᧈᦆᧄ (˙ʼum¹xam)
• ᦷᦀᧇᦆᧄ (˙ʼobxam)
• ᦆᧄᦃᦱᧁ (xamẋaaw)
• ᦆᧄᦶᦡᧂ (xamḋaeng)
• ᦇᦹᧃᦆᧄ (nguenxam)
• ᦋᦱᧂᧈᦆᧄ (tsaang¹xam)
• ᦵᦋᧂᦆᧄ (tsengxam)
• ᦷᦏᧈᦆᧄ (ṫho¹xam)
• ᦑᦱᧁᦆᧄ (taawxam)
• ᦶᦕᧃᧈᦆᧄ (ṗhaen¹xam)
• ᦡᦱᧁᦆᧄ (ḋaawxam)