Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเล่ม
e l ˋ m
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เล็่ม
e l ˘ ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonlêm
Royal Institutelem
(standard) IPA(key)/lem˥˩/(R)

Classifier

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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