เล่ม

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) เหล้ม (hlêem)

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮ᩶ᨾ, Lao ເຫຼັ້ມ (lem), Lü ᦜᦲᧄᧉ (l̇iim²), Shan လိမ်ႈ (līm), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜉𑜫 (lim, “arrow”). Possibly doublet of ลิ่ม (lîm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เล่ม e l ˋ m
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เล็่ม e l ˘ ˋ m
Romanization	Paiboon	lêm
	Royal Institute	lem
(standard) IPA(key)		/lem˥˩/(R)

Classifier

เล่ม • (lêm)

1. Classifier for books, candles, carts and sharp-edged objects, such as knives, axes, swords, pins, needles, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier