เสี้ยม

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəmꟲ¹ (to sharpen to a point). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨾ, Lao ສ້ຽມ (sīam), ᦵᦉᧄᧉ (ṡem²), Shan သဵမ်ႈ (sāem), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥛᥲ (sèm), Phake ꩬိမ် (sim), Ahom *𑜏𑜢𑜉𑜫 (*sim).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเสี้ยม
e s ī ˆ y m
Phonemic
เซี่ยม
e z ī ˋ y m
RomanizationPaiboonsîiam
Royal Institutesiam
(standard) IPA(key)/sia̯m˥˩/(R)

Verb

เสี้ยม (sîiam) (abstract noun การเสี้ยม)

  1. to sharpen to a point.
  2. (figurative) to instigate.

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Adjective

เสี้ยม (sîiam) (abstract noun ความเสี้ยม)

  1. having quite pointed shape.