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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.
Pronunciation
Noun
ᦃᦲᧄ • (ẋiim) (classifier ᦜᦲᧄᧉ)
- needle
Derived terms
- ᦂᦸᧂᧉᦃᦲᧄ (k̇oang²ẋiim, “syringe”)
- ᦃᦲᧄᦃᦸ (ẋiimẋoa, “safety pin”)
- ᦃᦲᧄᦋᦲᧉᦠᦳᧃ (ẋiimtsii²ḣun, “compass”)
- ᦔᦱᦃᦲᧄ (ṗaaẋiim, “cleaner fish”)
- ᦚᧂᦃᦲᧄ (ḟangẋiim, “acupuncture”)
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦃᦲᧄ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International