เรียม
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Old Khmer ʼryāṃ (“elder brother; elder sister”). Cognate with Modern Khmer រៀម (riəm).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | เรียม e r ī y m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | riiam |
Royal Institute | riam | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ria̯m˧/(R) |
Noun edit
เรียม • (riiam)
- (archaic, of a monarch) (พระ~, สมเด็จพระ~) elder brother; elder sister.
- (archaic) used by a man as a self-reference when addressing his beloved woman.