นาม

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

นาม n

  1. Thai script form of nāma (“name”)

Declension

Thai

Etymology

From Pali nāma (name) or Sanskrit नाम (nāma, name). Cognate with Old Khmer nām, nāma, Modern Khmer នាម (niəm); Lao ນາມ (nām), Shan ၼႃႇမႃႉ (nàa mâ̰a).

Pronunciation

Orthographicนาม
n ā m
Phonemic
นาม
n ā m
[bound form]
นาม-มะ-
n ā m – m a –
RomanizationPaiboonnaamnaam-má-
Royal Institutenamnam-ma-
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˧/(R)/naːm˧.ma˦˥./

Noun

นาม • (naam)

  1. (formal) name; designation; title; appellation.
  2. (grammar) (คำ~) noun.
  3. (philosophy, religion) intangible or formless thing, as emotion, feeling, etc.

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Further reading

  • นาม” 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.