คีม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Proto-Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”),[1] from Middle Chinese 鉗 (MC gjem, “pliers, tongs”).

Cognate with Isan คีม (khiim⁶), Lao ຄີມ (khīm), Northern Thai ᨣᩦ᩠ᨾ (kiim⁴), Khün ᨣᩥ᩠ᨾ (kim⁴), Lü ᦅᦲᧄ (kiim), Tai Dam ꪁꪲꪣ (ꞌkím), Tai Dón ꪁꪲꪣ, Shan ၵိမ်း (kím), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥛᥰ (kïm), Zhuang gimz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicคีม
g ī m
RomanizationPaiboonkiim
Royal Institutekhim
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiːm˧/(R)

Noun

คีม • (kiim) (classifier อัน)

  1. pliers; pincers; tongs

Descendants

  • → Urak Lawoi': คีม (khim)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 339

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Thai คีม (kiim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰi(ː)m/

Noun

คีม (khim)

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