ซึม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicซึม
z ụ m
RomanizationPaiboonsʉm
Royal Institutesuem
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯm˧/(R)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ซึม • (sʉm)

  1. drowsy; somnolent; dull; lethargic; torpid; spiritless; lifeless; faint
  2. (slang, of an economic condition, social condition, activity, etc) dormant; inactive; abeyant; seeing no progress or motion; quiet
Derived terms
  • เชื่อมซึม
  • ซึมกะทือ
  • ซึมเซา
  • ซึมเศร้า (sʉm-sâo)
  • เซื่องซึม
  • มึนซึม
  • เศร้าซึม

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ซึม • (sʉm) (abstract noun การซึม)

  1. (of moisture, liquid, gas, etc) to come out through a small hole: to seep, to ooze, to exude, to leak, etc; to cause or allow to do so
  2. (of moisture, liquid, gas, etc) to pass into through a small hole: to transude, to permeate, to percolate, etc; to cause or allow to do so
Derived terms

Further reading

  • ซึม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.