niam

Atong (India)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit नियम (niyama).

Noun

niam

custom, law, tradition

References

van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

White Hmong

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 女 ("woman", "mother", "daughter"), borrowed with a more restricted meaning of just "mother" only.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niə̯˩̰/

Noun

niam

mother, woman
an older female relative
(Christianity) nun
(Religion) a female member of religious community

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