သူမ်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʰom˧˧˨/
Rhymes: -om

Adjective

သူမ်ႈ • (sūum) (abstract noun တၢင်းသူမ်ႈ)

sour; acid

Derived terms

ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ (kōi sūum)

References

Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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