𑜃𑜪

Ahom

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Tày nặm, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm), Thai น้ำ (náam) and Zhuang raemx. Compare Proto-Kam-Sui *ȵam³ (whence Southern Kam naemx, Sui namc), Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ.

Noun

𑜃𑜪 (naṃ)

  1. water
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