น้ำ

See also: นำ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namᶜ (“water”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Zhuang raemx, Saek นัม. Compare Proto-Austronesian *daɬum (“water”) (whence Ilocano danum).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		น้ำ n ˆ å
Phonemic		น้าม n ˆ ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	náam
	Royal Institute	nam
(standard) IPA^(key)		/naːm˦˥/

Noun

น้ำ • (náam)

water.
fluid; liquid.
(in compounds) soup; sauce; juice.
- น้ำ ปลา
  náam bplaa
  fish sauce (lit.: fish water)
- ก๋วยเตี๋ยว น้ำ
  gǔai-dtǐao náam
  noodle soup (lit.: noodle water)
glister; glitter (of jewels).

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