ལྕམ

See also: ལམ

Tibetan

Etymology 1

From ལྟམ (ltam, “to be born”), with the honorific -j- infix.

Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*lt͡ɕam/
Lhasa: /t͡ɕam˥˥/

Old Tibetan:
- IPA^(key): /*lt͡ɕam/ (reconstructed)
Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan pinyin: jam^f
- (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕam˥˥/

Noun

ལྕམ • (lcam)

(honorific) wife, lady

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*lt͡ɕam/
Lhasa: /t͡ɕam˥˥/

Old Tibetan:
- IPA^(key): /*lt͡ɕam/ (reconstructed)
Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan pinyin: jam^f
- (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕam˥˥/

Noun

ལྕམ • (lcam)

small beam, pole

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