ลิ้ม

lím

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] taste; savor [sth]

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

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2VerbB2

[to] experience [sth] (figurative)

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

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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

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

lím

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——