น้ำ

See also: นำ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (water). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Southern Thai หน่าม, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Khamti ꩫမ်ႇ, Aiton ꩫံ (naṃ), Phake ꩫံ (naṃ), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ), Nung nãhm, Bouyei ramx, Zhuang raemx, Nong Zhuang naemx, Zuojiang Zhuang naemx, Saek นัม, Tày nặm. Compare Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ.

Pronunciation

Orthographicน้ำ
nˆå
Phonemic
น้าม
nˆām
[bound form]
น้าม-
nˆām
[bound form]
นั้ม-
nˆm
RomanizationPaiboonnáamnáam-nám-
Royal Institutenamnam-nam-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˦˥/(R)/naːm˦˥.//nam˦˥./
Audio

Noun

น้ำ (náam)

  1. water; any liquid or fluid.
  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.
  4. (slang) semen; discharge thereof upon orgasm; orgasm.
  5. (slang) round; occasion; time; period of time.
  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.
  2. (somewhat colloquial) Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions, especially in matters or activities concerning water, liquid, or fluid.

Derived terms

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Synonyms

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