น้ำ

See also: นำ

Northern Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicน้ำ
n ˆ å
RomanizationPaiboonnám
Royal Institutenam
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/nam˦˥/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/nam˥˥˧/

Noun

น้ำ • (nám)

  1. alternative spelling of ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (water)

Nyaw

Alternative forms

  • 𞛏𞛱, 𞛏𞛽𞛱

Noun

น้ำ (transliteration needed)

  1. water

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (water). Compare Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ.

Pronunciation

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

น้ำ • (náam)

  1. water; any liquid or fluid. (Classifier changes according to its container.)
    ดื่ม
    náam dʉ̀ʉm
    drinking water
    ตก
    náam dtòk
    waterfall
    ฝน
    náam fǒn
    rainwater
    มะพร้าว
    náam má-práao
    coconut water
    เค็ม
    náam kem
    salt water (sea water)
    ช้าง
    cháang náam
    water elephant (hippopotamus)
    หอม
    náam hɔ̌ɔm
    fragrant liquid (perfume)
  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.
    โขง
    náam kǒong
    Mekong River
    ปิง
    náam bping
    Ping River (in Chiang Mai, Thailand)
  4. (slang) semen; discharge thereof upon orgasm; orgasm. (Classifier: น้ำ)
  5. (slang) round; occasion; time; period of time. (Classifier: น้ำ)
    จะทนได้กี่
    jà ton dâai gìi náam
    How much further would [a pronoun] bear [with this]?
    (literally) How many times would [a pronoun] bear [with this]?
    จะไปได้กี่
    jà bpai dâai gìi náam
    How much further could [a pronoun] go?
    (literally) How many times could [a pronoun] go?
  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

น้ำ • (náam)

  1. (slang) Classifier for discharges of semen upon orgasm.
    แตกสาม
    dtɛ̀ɛk sǎam náam
    to come three times
  2. (somewhat colloquial) Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions, especially in matters or activities concerning water, liquid, or fluid.
    ต้มสาม
    dtôm sǎam náam
    to boil (something) three times

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