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Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ),Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Thai น้ำ (náam), Zhuang raemx.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ
- Rhymes: -am
Noun
ນ້ຳ • (nam)
- water
- liquid, sauce
Derived terms
- ຕົກຕາດນ້ຳ (tok tāt nam, “waterfall”), ນ້ຳຕາດ (nam tāt), ນ້ຳຕົກ (nam tok), ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດ (nam tok tāt), ນ້ຳໂຕນຕາດ (nam tōn tāt), ນ້ຳໂຕນຜາ (nam tōn phā)
- ນ້ຳຊາ (nam sā, “tea”)
- ນ້ຳດື່ມ (nam dư̄m, “drinking water”)
- ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān, “sugar”)
- ນ້ຳຖ້ວມ (nam thūam, “flood”)
- ນ້ຳນົມ (nam nom, “milk”)
- ນ້ຳປາ (nam pā, “fish sauce”)
- ນ້ຳພຸ (nam phu, “fountain”)
- ນ້ຳມັນ (nam man, “oil”)
- ນ້ຳສ້າງ (nam sāng, “well, springwater”)
- ນ້ຳສົ້ມ (nam som, “vinegar”)
- ນ້ຳໝາກໄມ້ (nam māk mai, “fruit juice”)
- ນ້ຳຫອມ (“perfume”)
- ນ້ຳອະສຸຈິ (nam ʼa su chi, “semen”)
- ແມ່ນ້ຳ (mǣ nam, “river”)
- ລອຍນ້ຳ (lǭi nam, “to swim”)
- ຫ້ອງນ້ຳ (hɔ̏ːŋ nâm, “toilet”)