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หนุ่ม

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnumᴮ¹ (young). Cognate with Lao ໜຸ່ມ (num), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩩ᩵ᨾ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩩ᩵ᨾ, ᦐᦳᧄᧈ (ṅum¹), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ꪿ꪣ, Tai Dón ꪘꪮꪝꫀ or ꪶꪘꪝꫀ, Shan ၼုမ်ႇ (nùm), Tai Nüa ᥘᥧᥛᥱ (lǔm) or ᥢᥧᥛᥱ (nǔm), Ahom 𑜃𑜤𑜉𑜫 (num). Compare Javanese nom. Likely underwent semantic narrowing as the cognates in other Tai languages can be used to describe either gender.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหนุ่ม
h n u ˋ m
Phonemic
หฺนุ่ม
h ̥ n u ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonnùm
Royal Institutenum
(standard) IPA(key)/num˨˩/(R)

Adjective

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หนุ่ม (nùm) (abstract noun ความหนุ่ม)

  1. (used of a male) young; still young; younger than usual.

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Noun

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หนุ่ม (nùm)

  1. young man, especially one aged between 15–30 years.
  2. a term of address for a boy or young man.
    ประเดี๋ยวหนุ่ม
    bprà-dǐiao nùm
    Hold on, lad!
    เย็นไว้หนุ่ม
    yen wái nùm
    Calm down, young man!

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