Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lǝ̆m
Meaning: seek, search, covet
Kachin: (H) bram to seek, search for.
Lushai: lam search for, look for; buy, purchase, KC *lam.
Comments: Cf. also Lush. thlim to watch stealthily or furtively; Jnp. gjam1 to lie in wait for; to hunt, as game. Namsangia lam; Banpara lam. Sh. 434.