ᥑᥥᥛᥴ

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (needle), from Old Chinese (OC *t.əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

Noun

ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

  1. needle
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

  1. calamity, disaster
  2. enemy