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แหลม

lɛ̌ɛmnountonerising tonerising
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

capelexitron

2n.

peninsulalexitron

3adj.

pointed; sharp; keen; pointywiktionary

4adj.

quick-wittedwiktionary

5adj.

high-pitchedwiktionary

6n.

cape; peninsulawiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

Built from

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɛːmᴬ¹ (“sharp; pointed”), from Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ (“sharp-pointed”). Cognate with Isan แหลม, Lao ແຫຼມ (mrǣ), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩯᨾ, Khün ᩉᩖᩯᨾ, Lü ᦶᦜᧄ (l̇aem), Tai Dam ꪵꪨꪣ, Tai Dón ꪵꪨꪣ, Shan လႅမ် (lěm), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥛᥴ (láem), Zhuang lem or liem, Zuojiang Zhuang liem. Compare Proto-Hlai *tçʰəːm (“sharp”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Cazəm (“sharp”) (whence Malay tajam, Tagalog matalim).