น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก

Thai

Etymology

From น้ำ (náam, “water”) +‎ นิ่ง (nîng, “still”) +‎ ไหล (lǎi, “to flow”) +‎ ลึก (lʉ́k, “deep”); perhaps calque of English still waters run deep.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก n ˆ å n i ˋ ŋ ai h l l ụ k
Phonemic		น้าม-นิ่ง-ไหฺล-ลึก n ˆ ā m – n i ˋ ŋ – ai h ̥ l – l ụ k
Romanization	Paiboon	náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k
	Royal Institute	nam-ning-lai-luek
(standard) IPA(key)		/naːm˦˥.niŋ˥˩.laj˩˩˦.lɯk̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก • (náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k)

1. (idiomatic) still waters run deep: placid, but profound, person.