ชุม

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See also: ชิม

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer jum, juṃ, juṃm, cuṃ (about, round; to encircle, to ring, to surround; to group together, to embody, to include, to unite; etc). Compare Modern Khmer ជុំ (cum), extended as ប្រជុំ (prɑcum), from which Thai ประชุม (bprà-chum) was derived. Cognate with Isan ซุม, Lao ຊຸມ (sum), Northern Thai ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), Khün ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), ᦋᦳᧄ (tsum), Tai Dam ꪏꪴꪣ (ꞌsúm), Shan ၸုမ်း (tsúm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicชุม
d͡ʑ u m
RomanizationPaiboonchum
Royal Institutechum
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰum˧/(R)

Verb

ชุม (chum) (abstract noun การชุม)

  1. to come or cause to come together: to assemble, to gather, to meet, to unite, etc.
    ชุมพล
    chum pon
    To muster troops.
  2. (often used negatively) to be present in a great amount, number, quantity, etc.
    ที่นี่ขโมยชุม
    tîi-nîi kà-mooi chum
    Thieves are in abundance here.
    ยุงชุม
    yung chum
    Mosquitoes abound.

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