เล่ม
Thai
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) เหล้ม (hlêem)
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮ᩶ᨾ, Lao ເຫຼັ້ມ (lem), Lü ᦜᦲᧄᧉ (l̇iim²), Shan လိမ်ႈ (līm), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜉𑜫 (lim, “arrow”). Possibly a doublet of ลิ่ม (lîm).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เล่ม e l ˋ m | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เล็่ม e l ˘ ˋ m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lêm |
| Royal Institute | lem | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lem˥˩/(R) | |
Classifier
เล่ม • (lêm)
- Classifier for books, candles, carts and sharp-edged objects, such as knives, axes, swords, pins, needles, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Derived terms
- เก็บเล่ม
- เข้าเล่ม
- รวมเล่ม
Further reading
- “เล่ม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.