แหลม
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɛːmᴬ¹ (“sharp; pointed”), from Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ (“sharp-pointed”).
Cognate with Isan แหลม, Lao ແຫຼມ (mrǣ), 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 *Cazəm (“sharp”) (whence Malay tajam, Tagalog matalim).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แหลม æ h l m | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Short} | แหฺลม æ h ̥ l m | แหฺล็ม æ h ̥ l ˘ m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lɛ̌ɛm | lɛ̌m |
| Royal Institute | laem | laem | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lɛːm˩˩˦/(R) | /lɛm˩˩˦/(R) | |
Adjective
แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm) (abstract noun ความแหลม)
- pointed; sharp; keen; pointy
- quick-witted
- (of voice) high-pitched
Derived terms
Noun
แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm)
Derived terms
- หัวแหลม
- แหลมทอง
- แหลมมลายู
- แหลมอินโดจีน
Further reading
- “แหลม” 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.