ยืม

See also: ยิ้ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯ:mᴬ (“to borrow”). Cognate with Lao ຢືມ (yư̄m), Shan ယိမ် (yǐm) and ယိုမ် (yǔem), Zhuang yim. Compare Proto-Austronesian *Sezam (“to borrow”) (whence Paiwan sedjam, Cebuano hulam).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยืม y ụ̄ m
Phonemic		ยืม y ụ̄ m	[colloquial] ยื้ม y ụ̄ ˆ m
Romanization	Paiboon	yʉʉm	yʉ́ʉm
	Royal Institute	yuem	yuem
(standard) IPA(key)		/jɯːm˧/(R)	/jɯːm˦˥/(R)

Verb

ยืม (abstract noun การยืม)

1. to borrow.