ᦡᧄ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.damᴬ (“black; dark”). Cognate with Thai ดำ (dam), Lao ດຳ (dam), Shan လမ် (lǎm), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ) or 𑜓𑜪 (daṃ), Zhuang ndaem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dam˥/

Adjective

ᦡᧄ • (ḋam) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦡᧄ)

  1. black.

Derived terms
  • ᦶᦎᧇᦡᧄ (ṫaebḋam)

References
  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦡᧄ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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