น้ำ

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (water). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Southern Thai หน่าม, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Khamti ꩫမ်ႇ, Aiton ꩫံ (naṃ), Phake ꩫံ (naṃ), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ), Nung nãhm, Bouyei ramx, Zhuang raemx, Nong Zhuang naemx, Zuojiang Zhuang naemx, Saek นัม, Tày nặm. Compare Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicน้ำ
n ˆ å
Phonemic
น้าม
n ˆ ā m
[bound form]
น้าม-
n ˆ ā m –
[bound form]
นั้ม-
n ạ ˆ m –
RomanizationPaiboonnáamnáam-nám-
Royal Institutenamnam-nam-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˦˥/(R)/naːm˦˥.//nam˦˥./
Audio

Noun[edit]

น้ำ (náam)

  1. water; any liquid or fluid.
  2. body of water, as lake, river, sea, ocean, etc; water thereof.
  3. used as a title for a body of water, often prefixed to its name.
  4. (slang) semen; discharge thereof upon orgasm; orgasm.
  5. (slang) round; occasion; time; period of time.
  6. (chiefly in combination) content; essence; main part; material part.
  7. (slang) nonessential, immaterial, or nonsensical part of a content; verbose or circumlocutory part of a content; as opposed to เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa).
  8. (of jewelry) glitter; sparkle; sheen; luster.

Classifier[edit]

น้ำ (náam)

  1. (slang) Classifier for discharges of semen upon orgasm.
  2. (somewhat colloquial) Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions, especially in matters or activities concerning water, liquid, or fluid.

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