Thai

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thorns.
 
spines.
 
prickles.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหนาม
h n ā m
Phonemic
หฺนาม
h ̥ n ā m
RomanizationPaiboonnǎam
Royal Institutenam
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːmᴬ (thorn). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ໜາມ (nām), ᦐᦱᧄ (ṅaam), Shan ၼၢမ် (nǎam), Tai Dam ꪘꪱꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥛᥴ (láam) or ᥢᥣᥛᥴ (náam), Tày nam, Zhuang nam, Nong Zhuang nam.

Noun

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หนาม (nǎam)

  1. thorn, spine, prickle, or any other similar structure.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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หนาม (nǎam)

  1. (zoology) any of various shells of the family Muricidae.