ขุม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.kumᴬ (“pit”), from Middle Chinese 坎 (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
    [in] many degrees

Synonyms
pit; hole

Derived terms
  • ขุมกำลัง
  • ขุมขน
  • ขุมทรัพย์
  • ขุมนรก
  • คนร้ายตายขุม
  • ย่างสามขุม
  • สนิมขุม

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