น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก

Thai

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Etymology

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From น้ำ (náam, water) +‎ นิ่ง (nîng, still) +‎ ไหล (lǎi, to flow) +‎ ลึก (lʉ́k, deep); perhaps calque of English still waters run deep.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicน้ำนิ่งไหลลึก
n ˆ å n i ˋ ŋ ai h l l ụ k
Phonemic
น้าม-นิ่ง-ไหฺล-ลึก
n ˆ ā m – n i ˋ ŋ – ai h ̥ l – l ụ k
RomanizationPaiboonnáam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k
Royal Institutenam-ning-lai-luek
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˦˥.niŋ˥˩.laj˩˩˦.lɯk̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

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น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก (náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k)

  1. (idiomatic) still waters run deep: placid, but profound, person.