ริม

See also: ร่ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *riːmᴬ (“edge”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩥ᩠ᨾ, Isan ฮิม, Lao ຮິມ (him), Lü ᦣᦲᧄ (hiim), Tai Dam ꪭꪲꪣ, Shan ႁိမ်း (hím), Tai Nüa ᥞᥤᥛᥰ (hïm), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜉𑜫 (rim), 𑜍𑜢𑜪 (riṃ), or 𑜍𑜧𑜪 (rawṃ), Zhuang simz (“edge”) (dialectal) and rimz (“near by”) (dialectal), Zuojiang Zhuang rimz or simz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ริม r i m
Romanization	Paiboon	rim
	Royal Institute	rim
(standard) IPA(key)		/rim˧/(R)

Noun

ริม • (rim)

1. edge.

Preposition

ริม • (rim)

1. by the side of; near; close by.

Adverb

ริม • (rim)

1. almost

Derived terms

• ริมถนน
• ริมทาง (rim-taang)
• ริมน้ำ
• ริมฝีปาก (rim-fǐi-bpàak)
• ริมแม่น้ำ

Further reading

• “ริม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.