เข็ม
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Lao ເຂັມ (khem), Lü ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | เข็ม e kʰ ˘ m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kěm |
Royal Institute | khem | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰem˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun edit
เข็ม • (kěm)