แม่น้ำ

Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “river”) +‎ น้ำ (náam, “water”). Cognate with Lao ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam), Shan မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (māae nâ̰m), Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (mae¹nam²).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแม่น้ำ
æ m ˋ n ˆ å
Phonemic
แม่-น้าม
æ m ˋ – n ˆ ā m
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-náam
Royal Institutemae-nam
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.naːm˦˥/(R)

Noun

แม่น้ำ • (mɛ̂ɛ-náam)

  1. river.
    ลุ่ม
    lûm mɛ̂ɛ-náam
    river basin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese:
    → Cantonese: 湄南河 (mei4 naam4 ho4)
    → Mandarin: 湄南河 (Méinán Hé)
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