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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnumᴮ¹ (“young”). Cognate with Lao ໜຸ່ມ (num), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩩ᩵ᨾ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨶᩩ᩵ᨾ, Lü 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
Adjective
หนุ่ม • (nùm) (abstract noun ความหนุ่ม)
- (used of a male) young; still young; younger than usual.
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Noun
หนุ่ม • (nùm)
- young man, especially one aged between 15–30 years.
- a term of address for a boy or young man.
เย็นไว้หนุ่ม- yen wái nùm
- Calm down, young man!
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