ndumx

Bouyei

Alternative forms

• rumx

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ (“wind”). Cognate with Thai ลม (lom), Northern Thai ᩃᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ລົມ (lom), Lü ᦟᦳᧄ (lum), Shan လူမ်း (lúum), Phake လုံ (luṃ), Ahom 𑜎𑜪𑜤 (laṃu), Zhuang rumz. Compare Sui luml (“wind”) and Old Chinese 風 (OC *plum, “wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗum˧˩/

Noun

ndumx

1. wind