လံ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la(ː)m (“armspan, fathom, cord”); cognate with Old Chinese 尋 (OC *ljum, “armspan's length”) (STEDT). See also လှမ်း (hlam:, “to pace, reach out”).

• IPA^(key): /làɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lam • ALA-LC: laṃ • BGN/PCGN: lan • Okell: lañ

လံ • (lam)

1. a unit of length equivalent to two yards or about one fathom

လံ • (lam)

1. to measure length by လံ (lam) (nominal sense mentioned above)
2. to let out cattle to graze at the end of a long tether

• “လံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Compare Pa'o Karen လဲဉ်း.

လံ • (lee)

1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate the beginning of a new situation.

   နက့ၤတုၤလၢဟံၣ်လံဧါ.

   Have you arrived home already?

From Proto-Karen *lwiᴬ (“four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij. Cognate with Eastern Pwo လီႋ (lī), S'gaw Karen လွံၢ် (lwee̱), Northern Pwo ลี่ง, Pa'o Karen လစ်ꩻ, Western Kayah ꤜꤝꤟꤤ꤭ (lwī̤), Kayan Lwî̌.

• IPA^(key): /lî/

လံ (transliteration needed)

1. four.