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#121 most common1 syllablein 16 readings

Meanings

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1n.

water; any liquid or fluidwiktionary

2n.

body of water, such as a lake, river, sea, or ocean; the water in itcurated

3n.

used as a title for a body of water, often prefixed to its namewiktionary

4n.

content; essence; main or material partwiktionary

5n.

round; occasion; time; period of timewiktionary

6n.

semen; discharge of semen upon orgasm; orgasmwiktionary

Less common senses (4)
7n.

nonessential, immaterial, nonsensical, verbose, or circumlocutory part of content, opposed to เนื้อwiktionary

8n.

glitter; sparkle; sheen; lusterwiktionary

9cls.

classifier for rounds, times, or occasions, especially in activities involving water, liquids, or fluidswiktionary

10cls.

classifier for discharges of semen upon orgasmwiktionary

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Built from

From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Compare Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ. Cognates Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Southern Thai หน่าม, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Khamti ꩫ︀မ︀်ႇ, Aiton ꩫ︀ံ (naṃ), Phake ꩫ︀ံ (naṃ), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ), Nùng nãhm, Bouyei ramx, Zhuang raemx, Nong Zhuang naemx, Zuojiang Zhuang naemx, Saek นัม, Tày nặm.