ขุม

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.kumᴬ (pit), from Middle Chinese (MC khomX, “pit, hole”). Cognate with Isan ขุม, Lao ຂຸມ (khum), Shan ၶုမ် (khǔm), Tai Dam ꪄꪴꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥧᥛᥴ (xúm), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜪 (khuṃ), Zhuang gumz, Zuojiang Zhuang kumq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicขุม
kʰ u m
RomanizationPaiboonkǔm
Royal Institutekhum
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰum˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ขุม (kǔm)

  1. pit; hole.
  2. (theology) pit (of hell).
  3. trove (of treasure).
  4. (figurative) repository; source; storehouse.
    ขุมกำลัง
    kǔm gam-lang
    fount of strength; source of forces
    ขุมความรู้
    kǔm kwaam-rúu
    fount of knowledge
  5. pore: minute opening, as in the skin or a leaf.
  6. (slang) extent; degree.
    หลายขุม
    lǎai kǔm
    many degrees

Synonyms

pit; hole

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