คีม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Proto-Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Middle Chinese 鉗 (MC gjem, “pliers, tongs”). Cognate with Lao ຄີມ (khīm), Tai Dam ꪁꪲꪣ, Shan ၵိမ်း (kím).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คีม g ī m
Romanization	Paiboon	kiim
	Royal Institute	khim
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰiːm˧/(R)

Noun

คีม • (kiim)

1. pliers; pincers; tongs

Descendants

• → Urak Lawoi': คีม (khim)

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Thai คีม (kiim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰim/, [kʰim]

Noun

คีม (khim)

1. (Sangka-u) pliers; pincers; tongs