Thai

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Etymology

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Extension of เจิม (jəəm, to increase; to enhance; etc), from Old Khmer *ចេំ (idem).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเฉลิม
e t͡ɕʰ l i m
Phonemic
ฉะ-เหฺลิม
t͡ɕʰ a – e h ̥ l i m
RomanizationPaiboonchà-lə̌əm
Royal Institutecha-loem
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.lɤːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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เฉลิม (chà-lə̌əm) (abstract noun การเฉลิม)

  1. (elegant) to make higher or greater: to exalt, to elevate; to enhance, to augment; to increase, to magnify; to strengthen, to reinforce; to add, to make additions (to).
  2. (elegant, archaic) to celebrate; to consecrate; to solemnise.

Adjective

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เฉลิม (chà-lə̌əm)

  1. (elegant) top; best; excellent.

Derived terms

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