Thai

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Etymology

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From ลง (long, to descend; to cause to descend, to put down, to place down, to send down; etc) +‎ มือ (mʉʉ, hand).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicลงมือ
l ŋ m ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic
ลง-มือ
l ŋ – m ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonlong-mʉʉ
Royal Institutelong-mue
(standard) IPA(key)/loŋ˧.mɯː˧/(R)

Verb

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ลงมือ (long-mʉʉ) (abstract noun การลงมือ)

  1. (idiomatic, of an action, activity, etc) to start; to commence; to take up.
  2. (idiomatic) to do; to make; to perform; to carry out; to conduct.