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สวาปาม

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Thai

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Etymology

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a monkey eating

From สวา (swǎa, monkey) +‎ ปาม (bpaam, to grab, seize, or pick with the tips of fingers), referring to a monkey's behaviour when eating.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสวาปาม
s w ā p ā m
Phonemic
สะ-หฺวา-ปาม
s a – h ̥ w ā – p ā m
RomanizationPaiboonsà-wǎa-bpaam
Royal Institutesa-wa-pam
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.waː˩˩˦.paːm˧/(R)

Verb

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สวาปาม (sà-wǎa-bpaam) (abstract noun การสวาปาม or ความสวาปาม)

  1. (slang) to eat or consume voraciously, ravenously, or a great deal.