แหลม

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɛːmᴬ¹ (“sharp; pointed”), from Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ (“sharp-pointed”).

Cognate with Isan แหลม, Lao ແຫຼມ (lǣm), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩯᨾ, Khün ᩉᩖᩯᨾ, Lü ᦶᦜᧄ (l̇aem), Tai Dam ꪵꪨꪣ, Tai Dón ꪵꪨꪣ, Shan လႅမ် (lěm), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥛᥴ (láem), Zhuang lem or liem, Zuojiang Zhuang liem.

Compare Proto-Hlai *tçʰəːm (“sharp”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Cazem (whence Malay tajam, Tagalog matalim).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแหลม
æ h l m
Phonemic
{Short}
แหฺลม
æ h ̥ l m
แหฺล็ม
æ h ̥ l ˘ m
RomanizationPaiboonlɛ̌ɛmlɛ̌m
Royal Institutelaemlaem
(standard) IPA(key)/lɛːm˩˩˦/(R)/lɛm˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm) (abstract noun ความแหลม)

  1. pointed; sharp; keen; pointy.
  2. quick-witted.
  3. (of voice) high-pitched.

Derived terms

Noun

แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm)

  1. cape; peninsula.
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