Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicซึม
z ụ m
RomanizationPaiboonsʉm
Royal Institutesuem
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯm˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

ซึม (sʉm) (abstract noun การซึม)

  1. (of moisture, liquid, gas, etc) to come out through a small hole: to seep, to ooze, to exude, to leak, etc; to cause or allow to do so.
  2. (of moisture, liquid, gas, etc) to pass into through a small hole: to transude, to permeate, to percolate, etc; to cause or allow to do so.
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Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

ซึม (sʉm)

  1. drowsy; somnolent; dull; lethargic; torpid; spiritless; lifeless; faint.
  2. (slang, of an economic condition, social condition, activity, etc) dormant; inactive; abeyant; seeing no progress or motion; quiet.
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