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นม

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See also: นิ่ม

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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นม

  1. Thai script form of nama, which is second-person singular imperative active of นมติ (namati, to bend)

Thai

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นม

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ນົມ (nom), ᦓᦳᧄ (num), Shan ၼူမ်း (núum), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪣ, Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜪 (nuṃ), Zhuang noemz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicนม
n m
RomanizationPaiboonnom
Royal Institutenom
(standard) IPA(key)/nom˧/(R)

Noun

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นม (nom)

  1. (น้ำ~) milk
  2. (เต้า~) breast
  3. (แม่~, พระ~) wet nurse
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Implied by TDP to be a filler syllable for euphonic effect.”)

Noun

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นม (nom)

  1. used in นมนานมาแล้ว (long, long ago)
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Pali nama.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicนม
n m
Phonemic
[bound form]
นะ-มะ-
n a – m a –
RomanizationPaiboonná-má-
Royal Institutena-ma-
(standard) IPA(key)/na˦˥.ma˦˥./

Noun

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นม (ná-má-)

  1. (literary) respect; esteem; salutation

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicนม
n m
Phonemic
นอ-มอ
n ɒ – m ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonnɔɔ-mɔɔ
Royal Instituteno-mo
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔː˧.mɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

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นม (nɔɔ-mɔɔ)

  1. initialism of นครราชสีมา (ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa): Nakhon Ratchasima (a province of Thailand)

Further reading

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  • นม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.