เข็ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Lao ເຂັມ (khem), 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
Orthographic/Phonemicเข็ม
e kʰ ˘ m
RomanizationPaiboonkěm
Royal Institutekhem
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰem˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เข็ม • (kěm)

  1. needle. (classifier: เล่ม)
  2. (medicine) stitch.
  3. similar object (in terms of appearance, usage, etc), as syringe, clock hand, foundation pile, etc.
  4. anything containing such object, as pin, brooch, etc.
  5. (botany) ixora.
  6. (zoology) the fish Dermogenys pusillus van Hasselt of the family Hemiramphidae.
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