หนุ่ม
nùmadjective
young
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adj.
younglexitron
2adj.
adolescent; youthful; juvenilelexitron
3adj.
young; still young; younger than usualwiktionary
4n.
young man, especially one aged between 15–30 yearswiktionary
5n.
a term of address for a boy or young manwiktionary
Built from
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.
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