ᦶᦂᧄᧉ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *keːmꟲ (“cheek”). Cognate with Thai แก้ม (gɛ̂ɛm), Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lao ແກ້ມ (kǣm), Shan ၵႅမ်ႈ (kēm), Ahom 𑜀𑜪𑜧 (kaṃw), Bouyei jeemc, Zhuang gemj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛm˩˧/

Noun

ᦶᦂᧄᧉ • (k̇aem²)

  1. (anatomy) cheek (of face)

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