ท่วม
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̬.tuəmᴮ (“to flood”).[1]
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Lao ຖ້ວມ (thūam), Lü ᦏᦳᧄᧉ (ṫhum²), Shan ထူမ်ႈ (thūum), Tai Nüa ᥗᥨᥛᥲ (thòm) or ᥗᥧᥛᥲ (thùm), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thum), Zhuang dumh, Saek ทุม.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ท่วม d ˋ w m | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | tûuam |
| Royal Institute | thuam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰua̯m˥˩/(R) | |
Verb
ท่วม • (tûuam) (abstract noun การท่วม)
- to flood; to submerge; to inundate
- to be imbued (of sweat)
- to pile up; to overwhelm (of work, dept etc.)