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.

Cognates

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Southern Thai หน่าม, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Khamti ꩫမ်ႇ, Aiton ꩫံ (naṃ), Phake ꩫံ (naṃ), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ), Nùng nãhm, Bouyei ramx, Zhuang raemx, Nong Zhuang naemx, Zuojiang Zhuang naemx, Saek นัม, Tày nặm.

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.)
    น้ำดื่ม
    náam dʉ̀ʉm
    drinking water
    น้ำตก
    náam dtòk
    waterfall
    น้ำฝน
    náam fǒn
    rainwater
    น้ำมะพร้าว
    náam má-práao
    coconut water
    น้ำเค็ม
    náam kem
    salt water (sea water)
    ช้างน้ำ
    cháang náam
    water elephant (hippopotamus)
    น้ำหอม
    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.
    น้ำโขง
    náam kǒong
    Mekong River
    น้ำปิง
    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)
    จะทนได้กี่น้ำ
    jà ton dâai gìi náam
    How much further would [a pronoun] bear [with this]?
    (literally) How many times would [a pronoun] bear [with this]?
    จะไปได้กี่น้ำ
    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.
    แตกสามน้ำ
    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.
    ต้มสามน้ำ
    dtôm sǎam náam
    to boil (something) three times

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “น้ำ” 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.
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