ເຂັມ

See also: ເຂັ້ມ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *qemᴬ (“needle”), from Old Chinese 針 (OC *t.[k]əm). Cognate with Thai เข็ม (kěm), 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

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰem˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰem˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ເຂັມ
• Rhymes: -em

Noun

ເຂັມ • (khem)

1. needle, pin

Derived terms

• ເຂັມກັດ (khem kat)
• ເຂັມຄັດ (khem khat)
• ເຂັມຖັກ (khem thak)
• ເຂັມທິດ (khem thit)
• ເຂັມຫຍິບ (khem nyip)

 

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.