Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *liːnꟲ (tongue). Cognate with Lao ລີ້ນ (līn), ᦟᦲᧃᧉ (liin²), Shan လိၼ်ႉ (lḭ̂n), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜃𑜫 (lin), Bouyei linx, Zhuang linx, Saek ลีน. Compare Proto-Be *liːnᴮꟲ².

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicลิ้น
l i ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonlín
Royal Institutelin
(standard) IPA(key)/lin˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

ลิ้น (lín)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. reed.
  3. valve.

See also edit