Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Middle Chinese (MC tsreamH, “to dip”). Probably related with จุ้ม (jûm), จิ้ม (jîm), and จ่อม (jɔ̀ɔm). Cognate with Lao ຈຸ່ມ (chum), Isan จุ่ม, Northern Thai ᨧᩩ᩵ᨾ, Khün ᨧᩩ᩵ᨾ, ᦈᦳᧄᧈ (ṫsum¹), Shan ၸုမ်ႇ (tsùm).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจุ่ม
t͡ɕ u ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonjùm
Royal Institutechum
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕum˨˩/(R)

Verb

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จุ่ม (jùm) (abstract noun การจุ่ม)

  1. to soak, dip, immerse, douse.

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