ส้วม
See also: สวม
Isan
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suəmꟲ (“room; compartment”). Cognate with Thai ส้วม (sûuam, “toilet”), Lao ສ້ວມ (sūam, “room; bedroom”), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥛᥳ (su̇m, “room”).
Noun
ส้วม (transliteration needed)
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ส้วม s ˆ w m | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ซ่วม z ˋ w m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sûuam |
| Royal Institute | suam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯m˥˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suəmꟲ (“room; compartment”). Cognate with Isan ส้วม (“bedroom”), Lao ສ້ວມ (sūam, “room; bedroom”), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥛᥳ (su̇m, “room”).
Noun
ส้วม • (sûuam)
Synonyms
- ห้องน้ำ (hɔ̂ng-náam)
Derived terms
See also
- สุขา (sù-kǎa)
Etymology 2
See below.
Verb
ส้วม • (sûuam) (abstract noun การส้วม)
- (obsolete) alternative form of สวม (sǔuam)
Further reading
- “ส้วม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.