Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali sukhuma (deep, profound; delicate, fine; keen).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสุขุม
s u kʰ u m
Phonemic
สุ-ขุม
s u – kʰ u m
RomanizationPaiboonsù-kǔm
Royal Institutesu-khum
(standard) IPA(key)/su˨˩.kʰum˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective edit

สุขุม (sù-kǔm) (abstract noun ความสุขุม)

  1. (of wisdom, intelligence, etc) deep, profound; delicate, fine.
  2. careful; cautious; discreet; judicious; prudent.