คีม

คีม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Proto-Tai *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”), from Middle Chinese 鉗 (MC ɡˠiᴇm, “pliers, tongs”). Cognate with Lao ຄີມ (khīm), Tai Dam ꪁꪲꪣ, Shan ၵိမ်း (kím).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คีม g ī m
Romanization	Paiboon	kiim
	Royal Institute	khim
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰiːm˧/

Noun

คีม • (kiim)

1. pliers; pincers; tongs.