raemx

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Zhuang

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namᶜ (water). Cognate with Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm), Thai น้ำ (náam), Southern Kam naemx.

Pronunciation

Noun

raemx (1957–1982 spelling rəmч)

  1. water
    • 2008, Rint Sybesma, Zhuang: A Tai language with some Sinitic characteristics, in From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (edited by Pieter Muysken), page 246:
      De   fwngz   ndeu   yaeuj   ndaej   song   doengj   raemx   bae!
      3s    hand    one     raise    ACQ    two    bucket    water    PRT
      S/he can lift two buckets of water with one hand!

References

  • Adams Bodomo, ‎Yanqin Pan, A proficiency course in Zhuang: fieldwork documentation (2007), page 18
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Zhang Yuansheng, Wei Xingyun, Regional Variants and Vernaculars in Zhuang, Comparative Kadai: The Tai Branch (Dallas, SIL, 1997)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Wei Qingwen, Tan Guosheng, Zhuangyu Jianzhi (壮语简志) (Beijing, Minzu Chubanshe, 1980)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Eric C. Johnson, A Brief Overview of the Tone Systems of the Zhuang and Dai Languages of Maguan County, Yunnan, China (2008)