Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer samnvan.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสำนวน
s å n w n
Phonemic
สำ-นวน
s å – n w n
RomanizationPaiboonsǎm-nuuan
Royal Institutesam-nuan
(standard) IPA(key)/sam˩˩˦.nua̯n˧/(R)

Noun edit

สำนวน (sǎm-nuuan)

  1. idiom; idiomatic expression
  2. literary style; literary mannerism
  3. dossier; case record; case file