raemx

Zhuang

Alternative forms

• (Youjiang) laemx
• (Nong) naemx

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ),Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm), Thai น้ำ (náam), Southern Kam naemx, Tày nặm.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣam˦˨/
• Tone numbers: raem⁴
• Hyphenation: raemx

Regional forms of this morpheme

• (northern)
  • (Yongbei 邕北)
    • (Wuming 武鳴／武鸣) IPA^(key): /ɣam⁴/^:80:80
  • (Guibei 桂北)
    • (Rong'an 融安) IPA^(key): /sam⁴/^:80
    • (Huanjiang 環江／环江) IPA^(key): /ɣam³/^:89
    • (Hechi 河池) IPA^(key): /ram⁴/^:80
  • (Hongshuihe 紅水河／红水河)
    • (Laibin 來賓／来宾) IPA^(key): /ɣam⁴/^:87
  • (Youjiang 右江) IPA^(key): /lam⁴/^:83
    • (Tianyang 田陽／田阳) IPA^(key): /lam⁴/^:89
    • (Tiandong 田東／田东) IPA^(key): /lam⁴/^:87
  • (Guibian 桂邊／桂边)
    • (Longlin 隆林) IPA^(key): /zam⁴/^:80
• (southern)
  • (Yongnan 邕南)
    • (Long'an 隆安) IPA^(key): /ham⁴/^:89
  • (Zuojiang 左江)
    • (Longzhou 龍州／龙州) IPA^(key): /ham⁴/^:89, IPA^(key): /nam⁴/^:80
  • (Dejing 德靖)
    • (Jingxi 靖西) IPA^(key): /ham⁴/^:89, IPA^(key): /nam⁴/^:80
    • (Dejing 德靖) IPA^(key): /noːm⁴/^:86
  • (Yanguang 硯廣／砚广) [Nong Zhuang]
    • (Yanshan 硯山／砚山) IPA^(key): /nam⁴/^:80
    • (Maguan 馬關／马关) IPA^(key): [nam˥]^:12
  • (Wenma 文麻) [Dai Zhuang, Tu Zhuang]
    • (Maguan 馬關／马关) IPA^(key): [nã˧]^:12

Noun

raemx (Sawndip forms 淰 or 𭰽 or 淋 or 𭜯 or 𢗨 or 𣲙, 1957–1982 spelling rəmч)

1. water
   • 2008, Rint Sybesma, “Zhuang: A Tai language with some Sinitic characteristics”, in Pieter Muysken, editor, From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics, page 246:

     De fwngz ndeu yaeuj ndaej song doengj raemx bae!

     He/she can lift two buckets of water with one hand!

References

• Adams Bodomo, Yanqin Pan, A proficiency course in Zhuang: fieldwork documentation (2007), page 18