ນ້ຳ

See also: ນຳ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Thai น้ำ (náam), Zhuang raemx.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nam˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nam˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

ນ້ຳ • (nam)

1. water
2. liquid, sauce

Derived terms

• ຕົກຕາດນ້ຳ (tok tāt nam, “waterfall”), ນ້ຳຕາດ (nam tāt), ນ້ຳຕົກ (nam tok), ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດ (nam tok tāt), ນ້ຳໂຕນຕາດ (nam tōn tāt), ນ້ຳໂຕນຜາ (nam tōn phā)
• ນ້ຳຊາ (nam sā, “tea”)
• ນ້ຳດື່ມ (nam dư̄m, “drinking water”)
• ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān, “sugar”)
• ນ້ຳຖ້ວມ (nam thūam, “flood”)
• ນ້ຳນົມ (nam nom, “milk”)
• ນ້ຳປາ (nam pā, “fish sauce”)
• ນ້ຳພຸ (nam phu, “fountain”)
• ນ້ຳມັນ (nam man, “oil”)
• ນ້ຳສ້າງ (nam sāng, “well, springwater”)
• ນ້ຳສົ້ມ (nam som, “vinegar”)
• ນ້ຳໝາກໄມ້ (nam māk mai, “fruit juice”)
• ນ້ຳຫອມ (“perfume”)
• ນ້ຳອະສຸຈິ (nam ʼa su chi, “semen”)
• ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam, “river”)
• ລອຍນ້ຳ (lǭi nam, “to swim”)
• ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (hɔ̏ːŋ nâm, “toilet”)