ลิ้ม(lím)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] taste; savor [sth]

to taste, sample, or savor [sth] (food or drink)

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting (attributive use; not standalone)4tend to; apt to (in compounds; auxiliary use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ลิ้มlímลิ้มlím1[to] experience [sth] (figurative)2surname: Lim (Chinese-derived)3[to] taste; savor [sth]กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)คั่วkûuaคั่วkûua1[to] roast; dry-fry2[to] dry-fry; stir-roast3a roasting; dry-fryingใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้านประจำráan bprà-jamร้านประจำráan bprà-jamregular spot; go-to store/restaurant
Yesterday he invited me to taste the new roast coffee at our regular café.
2VerbB2

[to] experience [sth] (figurative)

to undergo or sample [sth] in a figurative sense (e.g., ลิ้มรสความสำเร็จ ‘to taste success’)

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessityลิ้มรสlím rótลิ้มรสlím rót1[to] taste [sth]; [to] savor [sth]2[to] experience [sth] (figurative)ความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètsuccess; achievement; accomplishmentครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
After a long struggle, our team finally tasted success for the first time.
3Proper nounB2

surname: Lim (Chinese-derived)

a Thai surname and a transliteration of a Chinese surname (commonly Lim or Lin); used as a proper name

Examples

นางสาวnaang săaoนางสาวnaang săaoMiss (title for unmarried woman)ลิ้มlímลิ้มlím1[to] experience [sth] (figurative)2surname: Lim (Chinese-derived)3[to] taste; savor [sth]ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เลือกตั้งlêuuak dtângเลือกตั้งlêuuak dtâng1election2[to] elect; hold an electionท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; localityและláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók têet-sà-mon-dtreeนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók têet-sà-mon-dtreemunicipal mayorคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)
Ms. Lim won the local election and became the new mayor.

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