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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʒhVm
Meaning: play, romp
Tibetan: ãʒum smile.
Lushai: fiam to play, romp, lark.
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *c[ä̀]m / *c[ä̀]p
Meaning: play
Tulung: camsi- play, camdo plaything, game
Kaling: cemsi-nä play, camdu toy
Comments: Toba 94 *camsi-.
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: ca:maʔ
Grammar: vi.irr.
Meaning: 1) perform; play; 2) ɔ:mɔʔmatche: ca:maʔ exchange glances, look at one another; 3) he:sɔNwa ca:maʔ pant, gasp, be out of breath; 4) pǝkɔ:ndi ca:maʔ cry "huolululululu" at a high pitched voice (usu. in groups) on festive occasions, whilst playing piN, or whilst trekking through the mountains; 5) khɔnɔkwa ca:maʔ to snore; 6) khikwa ca:maʔ whistle; 7) sustained activity aspectivizer.
Comments: 1) piN ca:ʔɛlle sa:rik ya:Nʔɛ siʔɛ I'm stricken with vertigo when I go around on the ferris wheel; cf. ca:tmaʔ, po:Nwa:maʔ 2) khunchi ɔ:mɔʔmatche: rɔk ca:si kǝrǝ maba:tchin They only exchange glances but don't say a word [to one another] 3) cf. se:Nkwa 4) both males and females perform pǝkɔ:ndi; Nep. kurlinu 5) sɛndik immɛlle khɔnɔkwa kɛdza:banu asira mɛdhaNnɛn I don't like to sleep at night with someone who snores 6) sɛndik khikwa ca:mʔ mɛnunɛn him bhitraʔaN mɛnunɛn, so:gha mɛda It's no good to whistle at night, nor is it any good to whistle inside the house, for it draws ghosts 7) vide 5.3.7 limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,limet-comments,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: tsemnɨ
Grammar: vt-2a tsemd/tsem-tsem
Meaning: play
Nepali: khelnu.
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