น้ำสังข์

Thai

Etymology

From น้ำ (náam, “water”) +‎ สังข์ (sǎng, “conch”); literally "conch water".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		น้ำสังข์ n ˆ å s ạ ŋ kʰ ʻ
Phonemic		น้าม-สัง n ˆ ā m – s ạ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	náam-sǎng
	Royal Institute	nam-sang
(standard) IPA(key)		/naːm˦˥.saŋ˩˩˦/(R)

pouring of such water during wedding

Noun

น้ำสังข์ • (náam-sǎng)

1. consecrated water contained in a conch, traditionally poured on someone or something for auspicious purposes, as on the hands of a bride and her groom during their wedding ceremony or on the head of a child during a tonsure ceremony.