ȵam¹

Biao

Verb

ȵam¹

(Shidong) to hold

References

"Biao (Shidong)" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Lingao

Etymology

From Proto-Be *ȵaːmᴬ¹ (“to play”).

Pronunciation

(Western)
- (Lincheng) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲam˨˩˧/
- (Bolian) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲam˩˧/
- (Huangtong) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲam˨˩˧/

Verb

ȵam¹

to play with; to toy with
to play; to engage in sports or recreational activities

Descendants

→? Hainanese: 弄 (“to play”)

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