นม

See also: นิ่ม

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

นม

  1. Thai script form of nama, which is second-person singular imperative active of นมติ (namati, to bend)

Thai

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ນົມ (nom), ᦓᦳᧄ (num), Shan ၼူမ်း (núum), Tai Dam ꪶꪙꪣ, Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜪 (nuṃ), Zhuang noemz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicนม
n m
RomanizationPaiboonnom
Royal Institutenom
(standard) IPA(key)/nom˧/(R)

Noun

นม • (nom)

  1. (น้ำ~) milk
  2. (เต้า~) breast
  3. (แม่~, พระ~) wet nurse
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Implied by TDP to be a filler syllable for euphonic effect.”)

Noun

นม • (nom)

  1. used in นมนานมาแล้ว (long, long ago)
Derived terms
  • นมนานมาแล้ว

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Pali nama.

Alternative forms

  • นมะ

Pronunciation

Orthographicนม
n m
Phonemic
[bound form]
นะ-มะ-
n a – m a –
RomanizationPaiboonná-má-
Royal Institutena-ma-
(standard) IPA(key)/na˦˥.ma˦˥./

Noun

นม • (ná-má-)

  1. (literary) respect; esteem; salutation

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Orthographicนม
n m
Phonemic
นอ-มอ
n ɒ – m ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonnɔɔ-mɔɔ
Royal Instituteno-mo
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔː˧.mɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

นม • (nɔɔ-mɔɔ)

  1. Initialism of นครราชสีมา (ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa): Nakhon Ratchasima (a province of Thailand)

Further reading

  • นม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.