ꪁꪲꪣ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Proto-Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Middle Chinese 鉗 (MC gjem, “pliers, tongs”). Cognate with Thai คีม (kiim), Lao ຄີມ (khīm), Shan ၵိမ်း (kím).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kim˥]
  • Hyphenation: ꪁꪲꪣ
  • Rhymes: -im

Noun

ꪁꪲꪣ (ꞌkím)

  1. pliers, tongs.
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