ลิ้น

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *liːnꟲ (“tongue”). Cognate with Lao ລີ້ນ (līn), Lü ᦟᦲᧃᧉ (liin²), Shan လိၼ်ႉ (lḭ̂n), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜃𑜫 (lin), Bouyei linx, Zhuang linx, Saek ลีน. Compare Proto-Be *liːnᴮꟲ².

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ลิ้น l i ˆ n
Romanization	Paiboon	lín
	Royal Institute	lin
(standard) IPA(key)		/lin˦˥/(R)

Noun

ลิ้น • (lín)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. reed.
3. valve.

See also

• ชิวหา (chiu-hǎa)