ເຂັມ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), Lü ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim), Tai Dam ꪹꪄꪸꪣ, Shan ၶဵမ် (khǎem), Tai Nüa ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém) or ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim), Zhuang cim or caemz, Nong Zhuang chaem. Compare Vietnamese kim.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰem˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰem˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ເຂັມ
• Rhymes: -em

Noun

ເຂັມ • (khem)

1. needle, pin