สนิม

See also: สนม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicสนิม
s n i m
Phonemic
สะ-หฺนิม
s a – h ̥ n i m
RomanizationPaiboonsà-nǐm
Royal Institutesa-nim
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.nim˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Khmer snim (conflict; oxidation; rust). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does the Old Khmer have a modern Khmer descendant?”)

Noun

สนิม • (sà-nǐm)

  1. rust: oxide coating formed on iron or steel.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From corruption of Old Khmer ថ្និំ (thniṃ), ត្និំ (tniṃ), ថ្ន្យំ (thnyaṃ, regalia, finery, ornament worn by a god, sovereign, etc).

Alternative forms

  • ถนิม

Noun

สนิม • (sà-nǐm)

  1. adornment; decoration; ornament.
Derived terms
  • สนิมพิมพากรณ์
  • สนิมสร้อย

Further reading

  • สนิม” 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.