สำนวน

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer សំន្វរ៑ (saṃnvar). See สวน (sǔuan, “(in compounds) to ask”) for more.

Pronunciation

Orthographicสำนวน
s å n w n
Phonemic
สำ-นวน
s å – n w n
RomanizationPaiboonsǎm-nuuan
Royal Institutesam-nuan
(standard) IPA(key)/sam˩˩˦.nua̯n˧/(R)

Noun

สำนวน • (sǎm-nuuan)

  1. idiom; idiomatic expression
  2. literary style; literary mannerism
  3. dossier; case record; case file

Derived terms

  • ติดสำนวน
  • ตีสำนวน
  • ปิดสำนวน
  • เล่นสำนวน

Further reading

  • “สำนวน” 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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