ท่วม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.tuəmᴮ (“to flood”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Lao ຖ້ວມ (thūam), Lü ᦏᦳᧄᧉ (ṫhum²), Shan ထူမ်ႈ (thūum), Tai Nüa ᥗᥨᥛᥲ (thòm) or ᥗᥧᥛᥲ (thùm), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thum), Zhuang dumh, Saek ทุม.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ท่วม d ˋ w m
Romanization	Paiboon	tûuam
	Royal Institute	thuam
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰua̯m˥˩/(R)

Verb

ท่วม • (tûuam) (abstract noun การท่วม)

1. to flood; to submerge; to inundate
2. to be imbued (of sweat)
3. to pile up; to overwhelm (of work, dept etc.)