ขุม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.kumᴬ (“pit”), from Middle Chinese 坎 (MC kʰʌm^X, “pit, hole”). Cognate with Isan ขุม, Lao ຂຸມ (khum), Shan ၶုမ် (khǔm), Tai Dam ꪄꪴꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥧᥛᥴ (xúm), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜪 (khuṃ), Zhuang gumz, Zuojiang Zhuang kumq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขุม kʰ u m
Romanization	Paiboon	kǔm
	Royal Institute	khum
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰum˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

ขุม • (kǔm)

pit; hole.
(theology) pit (of hell).
trove (of treasure).
(figurative) repository; source; storehouse.
- ขุมกำลัง
  kǔm gam-lang
  fount of strength; source of forces
- ขุมความรู้
  kǔm kwaam-rúu
  fount of knowledge
pore: minute opening, as in the skin or a leaf.
(slang) extent; degree.
- หลายขุม
  lǎai kǔm
  [in] many degrees

Synonyms

pit; hole

หลุม (lǔm)

Derived terms

Derived terms

ขุมกำลัง
ขุมขน
ขุมทรัพย์
ขุมนรก
คนร้ายตายขุม
ย่างสามขุม
สนิมขุม

Anagrams

ขมุ (kà-mù), มุข (múk)

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