ᦇᦱᧄ
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (“beautiful, nice”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai งาม (ngaam), Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lao ງາມ (ngām), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ᦇᦱᧄ • (ngaam) (Tai Tham spelling ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦇᦱᧄ)
See also
[edit]- ᦟᧁ (law)