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), “ᦶᦂᧄᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary, SIL International