အံ

• IPA^(key): /ʔàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: am • ALA-LC: ʼaṃ • BGN/PCGN: an • Okell: añ

အံ • (am)

1. eleventh in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of the Burmese language

The "molar" sense is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-qəm (“jaw, chin; molar”). Compare Old Chinese 頷 (OC *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ, “chin; to nod”).

The "tray, drawer" sense is implicitly separated by STEDT, which leaves the origin open (aṁ "drawer"), while MED groups it with the "molar" sense. The grouping appears semantically feasible, as cabinet drawers resemble the jaws of the cabinets they are located in.

အံ • (am)

1. molar
2. tray, drawer

အံ • (am)

1. to memorize by reading aloud repeatedly, recite

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

• IPA^(key): /ʔm/

အံ (aṁ)

1. Aṁ, the eleventh vowel of the modern Mon alphabet.

အံ (ʼaṃm)

1. to smell musty rank rotten be unpleasant smell.

အံ (ʼaṃʼ)

1. to feed with premisticated food.