Thai

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Etymology

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From childish corruption of คุณ (kun).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคูม
g ū m
RomanizationPaiboonkuum
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(standard) IPA(key)/kʰuːm˧/(R)

Noun

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คูม (kuum)

  1. (slang, childish, humorous) used as a polite title for or term of address to any person.