ขิม
kǐmMeaning
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khim (Thai hammered dulcimer)
A Thai hammered dulcimer with metal strings on a trapezoidal soundbox, played by striking the strings with small bamboo mallets.
Examples
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchดนตรีตีขิมdon-dtree dtee kĭmดนตรีตีขิมdon-dtree dtee kĭmmusic with khim (hammered dulcimer)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้เสียงhâi sĭiangให้เสียงhâi sĭiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-overโลหะloh-hàโลหะloh-hàmetalใสsăiใสsăi1clear; transparent2bright; radiant (appearance)3thin; watery4pure; innocent (character)5clear; ringing (sound)กังวานgang-waanกังวานgang-waan1resonant; ringing; sonorous2[to] resound; ring; reverberateลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullห้องซ้อมhông sómห้องซ้อมhông sómpractice room; rehearsal room
The musician strikes the khim with small mallets, making its bright metallic sound fill the practice room.
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ฉันchănเห็นhĕnขิมkĭmทรงsongสี่เหลี่ยมsèe lìiamคางkaangหมูmŏoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoบนbonโต๊ะdtóและláeครูสาธิตkroo săa-títการตีgaan dteeสายsăaiโลหะloh-hàให้ดูhâi dooอย่างyàangช้าcháaๆ-
I saw a trapezoidal khim placed on the table, and the teacher slowly demonstrated striking its metal strings.
วงดนตรีไทยwong-don-dtrii-taiผสมpà-sǒmใช้cháiขิมkǐmที่tîiมีmiiสายsǎaiโลหะloo-hàและlɛ́กล่องเสียงglɔ̀ng-sǐiangทรงsongสี่เหลี่ยมsìi-lìiamคางkaangหมูmǔuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างสีสันsâang-sǐi-sǎnเสียงsǐiangที่tîiละเอียดlá-ìiatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukตีdtiiด้วยdûuaiไม้ไผ่máai-pàiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lék
The fusion Thai ensemble uses a khim with metal strings and a trapezoidal soundbox to create delicate tones when struck with small bamboo sticks.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนักnákดนตรีตีขิมdon-dtrii-dtii-kǐmด้วยdûuaiไม้ไผ่máai-pàiสองsɔ̌ɔngอันanอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yamสายsǎaiโลหะloo-hàจะjàสั่นสะเทือนsàn-sà-tʉʉanให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətเสียงกังวานsǐiang-gang-waanเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiทรงsongสี่เหลี่ยมsìi-lìiamคางkaangหมูmǔuนี้níi
When the musician strikes the Khim precisely with two bamboo sticks, the metal strings vibrate to create the unique resonance of this trapezoidal instrument.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǐm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |