หนังสือ

From หนัง (nǎng, “peel; skin; etc”) +‎ สือ (sʉ̌ʉ, “character; letter; script; etc”); literally “skin of letters”, referring to a piece of skin on which something is written.

หนังสือ • (nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ) (classifier เล่ม or ฉบับ)

1. letter; character; script.
2. written form.

   สัญญานี้ต้องทำเป็นหนังสือ

   sǎn-yaa níi dtɔ̂ng tam bpen nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ

   This contract must be made in writing.

3. written message.
4. document.
5. literary work.
6. book.

   นักเรียนอ่านหนังสืออยู่

   nák-riian àan nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ yùu

   Students are reading books.

7. knowledge, especially one derived from a book or books.

• → Lao: ໜັງສື (nang sư̄)
• → Lü: ᦐᧂᦉᦹ (ṅangṡue)
• → Gong: นังซือํ

• “หนังสือ” 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.