gemj

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *keːmꟲ (“cheek”). Cognate with Thai แก้ม (gɛ̂ɛm), Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lao ແກ້ມ (kǣm), Lü ᦶᦂᧄᧉ (k̇aem²), Shan ၵႅမ်ႈ (kēm), Ahom 𑜀𑜧𑜪 (kawṃ), Bouyei jeemc.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /keːm˥/

Tone numbers: gem³

Hyphenation: gemj

Noun

gemj (Sawndip forms 𰯔 or 减 or ⿰月咸 or 噉, 1957–1982 spelling gemз)

(anatomy) cheek (of face)

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