ลืม

See also: ลม and ลุ่ม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ลืม l ụ̄ m
Romanization	Paiboon	lʉʉm
	Royal Institute	luem
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɯːm˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *lɯːmᴬ (“to forget”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩨ᩠ᨾ, Lao ລືມ (lư̄m), Khün ᩃᩨ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦟᦹᧄ (luem), Tai Dam ꪩꪳꪣ, Shan လိုမ်း (lúem), Tai Nüa ᥘᥪᥛᥰ (lüem), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (lüm), Zhuang lumz. Compare Proto-Austronesian *alim (“to forget”) (whence Paiwan alim).

Verb

ลืม • (lʉʉm) (abstract noun การลืม)

1. to forget.

Derived terms

• ลืมตัว
• ลืมเลือน
• หลงลืม

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mlɯnᴬ (“to open (the eyes)”) (Pittayaporn, 2008). The final /*-n/ became /-m/ due to assimilation with initial /*m-/. The initial /*ml-/ became /l-/ as usual. Cognate with Isan มืน, Lao ມືນ (mư̄n), Northern Thai ᨾᩨ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨾᩨ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦙᦹᧃ (muen), Shan မိုၼ်း (múen).

Verb

ลืม • (lʉʉm) (abstract noun การลืม)

1. to open (the eyes) (usually used in conjunction with ตา ("eye") as ลืมตา).