Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1cls.
numerative noun for books, knives, swords, etclexitron
2cls.
Classifier for books, candles, carts and sharp-edged objects, such as knives, axes, swords, pins, needles, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifierwiktionary
Built from
Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩮ᩶ᨾ, Lao ເຫຼັ້ມ (lem), Lü ᦜᦲᧄᧉ (l̇iim²), Shan လိမ်ႈ (līm), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜉𑜫 (lim, “arrow”). Possibly a doublet of ลิ่ม (lîm).