แหลม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɛːmᴬ¹ (“sharp; pointed”), from Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ (“sharp-pointed”).

Cognate with Lao ແຫຼມ (lǣm), Shan လႅမ် (lěm), Tai Dam ꪵꪨꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥛᥴ (láem), Zhuang lem or liem, Zuojiang Zhuang liem.

Compare Proto-Hlai *tçʰəːm (“sharp”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Cazem (whence Malay tajam, Tagalog matalim).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แหลม æ h l m
Phonemic {Short}		แหฺลม æ h ̥ l m	แหฺล็ม æ h ̥ l ˘ m
Romanization	Paiboon	lɛ̌ɛm	lɛ̌m
	Royal Institute	laem	laem
(standard) IPA^(key)		/lɛːm˩˩˦/^(R)	/lɛm˩˩˦/^(R)

Adjective

แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm) (abstract noun ความแหลม)

Derived terms

เฉียบแหลม
มุมแหลม (mum-lɛ̌ɛm)
ล่อแหลม (lɔ̂ɔ-lɛ̌ɛm)
หลักแหลม (làk-lɛ̌ɛm)

Noun

แหลม • (lɛ̌ɛm)

cape; peninsula.

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