สุ่ม

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See also: ส้ม

Thai

the fishing basket

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sumᴮ¹ (trap; fish trap; coop). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩩ᩵ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩩ᩵ᨾ, ᩈᩪ᩵ᨾ, Lao ສຸ່ມ (sum), ᦉᦳᧄᧈ (ṡum¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪴ꪿ꪣ, Shan သုမ်ႇ (sùm), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥛᥱ (sǔm), Phake ꩬုံ (suṃ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสุ่ม
s u ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonsùm
Royal Institutesum
(standard) IPA(key)/sum˨˩/(R)

Noun

สุ่ม (sùm)

  1. a type of fishing basket (see the picture), which is randomly plunged into water wherever fish are believed to be.
  2. a type of coop that looks like such fishing basket.

Adverb

สุ่ม (sùm) (abstract noun ความสุ่ม)

  1. (figurative, originated from the use of such a fishing basket) randomly; at random.

Verb

สุ่ม (sùm) (abstract noun การสุ่ม)

  1. (figurative, originated from the use of such a fishing basket) to take or select at random.

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