เสี้ยม
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəmꟲ¹ (“to sharpen to a point”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨾ, Lao ສ້ຽມ (sīam), Lü ᦵᦉᧄᧉ (ṡem²), Shan သဵမ်ႈ (sāem), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥛᥲ (sèm), Phake ꩬိမ် (sim), Ahom *𑜏𑜢𑜉𑜫 (*sim).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | เสี้ยม e s ī ˆ y m | |
| Phonemic | เซี่ยม e z ī ˋ y m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sîiam |
| Royal Institute | siam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sia̯m˥˩/(R) | |
Verb edit
เสี้ยม • (sîiam) (abstract noun การเสี้ยม)
- to sharpen to a point.
- (figurative) to instigate.
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
เสี้ยม • (sîiam) (abstract noun ความเสี้ยม)
- having quite pointed shape.