Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1cls.
numerative noun for long slender tapering objectslexitron
2n.
trunklexitron
3n.
body; stalklexitron
4n.
trunk (of a tree)wiktionary
5cls.
Classifier for long and cylindrical objects (plant stems, beams of light) or boats, ships, airplanes, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifierwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesพ่อของฉันมีเรือลำเล็กลำหนึ่ง
My father has a small boat.
Built from
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lamᴬ⁴ (“long, cylindrical object”), ultimately from Proto-Tai *lamᴬ⁴. Cognate with Isan ลำ (lam⁴), Lao ລຳ (lam), Northern Thai ᩃᩣᩴ (lam⁴), Khün ᩃᩣᩴ (lam⁴), Lü ᦟᧄ (lam), Tai Dam ꪩꪾ (ꞌlắm), Shan လမ်း (lám), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥰ (läm), Ahom 𑜎𑜪 (laṃ).