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Tai Nüa

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (needle), from Old Chinese (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lao ເຂັມ (khem), ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

Noun

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ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

  1. needle
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) (1963 orthography ᥑᥥᥛ́)

  1. calamity, disaster
  2. enemy