Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *C̬.tuəmᴮ (to flood). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨳ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨾ, Lao ຖ້ວມ (thūam), ᦏᦳᧄᧉ (ṫhum²), Shan ထူမ်ႈ (thūum), Tai Nüa ᥗᥨᥛᥲ (thòm) or ᥗᥧᥛᥲ (thùm), Ahom 𑜌𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thum), Zhuang dumh, Saek ทุม.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicท่วม
d ˋ w m
RomanizationPaiboontûuam
Royal Institutethuam
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰua̯m˥˩/(R)

Verb

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ท่วม (tûuam) (abstract noun การท่วม)

  1. to flood; to submerge; to inundate
  2. to be imbued (of sweat)
  3. to pile up; to overwhelm (of work, dept etc.)