เสี้ยม
Appearance
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]See also
[edit]- ส้อม (sɔ̂m)
Adjective
[edit]เสี้ยม • (sîiam) (abstract noun ความเสี้ยม)
- having quite pointed shape.