Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Khmer ថ្នម (thnɑɑm), Lao ຖະໜອມ (tha nǭm).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicถนอม
tʰ n ɒ m
Phonemic
ถะ-หฺนอม
tʰ a – h ̥ n ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboontà-nɔ̌ɔm
Royal Institutetha-nom
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˨˩.nɔːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ถนอม (tà-nɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun การถนอม)

  1. to cherish; to conserve.