อมยิ้ม

Thai

Etymology

From อม (om, to hold in the mouth) +‎ ยิ้ม (yím, to smile; smile).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอมยิ้ม
ɒ m y i ˆ m
Phonemic
อม-ยิ้ม
ɒ m – y i ˆ m
RomanizationPaiboonom-yím
Royal Instituteom-yim
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔom˧.jim˦˥/(R)

Noun

อมยิ้ม • (om-yím)

  1. lollipop; sucker

Verb

อมยิ้ม • (om-yím) (abstract noun การอมยิ้ม)

  1. to give a mild smile, especially with closed lips

Further reading

  • อมยิ้ม” 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.