See also: ยืม

Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩥ᩠᩶ᨾ, Lao ຍິ້ມ (nyim), ᦍᦲᧄᧉ (yiim²). Compare Shan ယုမ်ႉ (yṵ̂m), Ahom 𑜐𑜤𑜉𑜫 (ñum), Zhuang nyumx, Zuojiang Zhuang yumx.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยิ้ม
y i ˆ m
RomanizationPaiboonyím
Royal Instituteyim
(standard) IPA(key)/jim˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ยิ้ม (yím)

  1. smile.

Verb

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ยิ้ม (yím) (abstract noun การยิ้ม)

  1. to smile.
  2. (LGBT slang, humorous, mocking the term เย็ด (yét)) to fuck: to have sex.

Derived terms

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