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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (“iron”). Cognate with Old Chinese 銛 (OC *koːd, *slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ, “sharp; spade, hoe, other sharp tools”) (STEDT), as well as 鐕 (OC *ʔsluːm, “headless nail”).[1]
Noun
သံ • (sam)
- iron
- iron nail
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Maybe a semantic extension of Etymology 3 ("voice" > "message" > "messenger, envoy")?”
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Noun
သံ • (sam)
- envoy, diplomat
- Synonym: သံတမန် (samta.man)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)am-s (“spirit, breath, voice”).
Noun
သံ • (sam)
- voice, sound, noise
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AM Finals (32. Iron)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 42
Further reading
S'gaw Karen
Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *siˀᴰ (“caterpillar”).
Noun
သံ • (thee)
- caterpillar.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Karen *sejᴬ (“dead, to die”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *si⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen သီ, Western Pwo ၥံၫ, Eastern Pwo သီ့ (θî), Western Kayah ꤞꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (thyē).
Pronunciation
- (Kayin State) IPA(key): /θi³³/
- (Chiang Rai) IPA(key): /si³³/
Verb
သံ • (thee)
- to die.