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น้ำมัน

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Thai

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Etymology

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น้ำ (náam, “water”) +‎ มัน (man, “grease”). Compare Lao ນ້ຳມັນ (nam man), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦙᧃ (nam²man), Shan ၼမ်ႉမၼ်း (nâ̰m mán).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicน้ำมัน
n ˆ å m ạ n
Phonemic
น้ำ-มัน
n ˆ å – m ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonnám-man
Royal Institutenam-man
(standard) IPA(key)/nam˦˥.man˧/(R)

Noun

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น้ำมัน • (nám-man)

  1. oil (petroleum or comestible)
  2. gasoline

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “น้ำมัน” 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.