From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤmᴬ (“bitter”). Cognate with Lao ຂົມ (khom), Lü ᦃᦳᧄ (ẋum), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪣ, Shan ၶူမ် (khǔum), Thai ขม (kǒm), Zhuang haemz, Saek กฺั๊ม. Compare Proto-Be *kamᴬ², Proto-Hlai *C-ɦəːm (“bitter”).
𑜁𑜪𑜤 (khǔum)