อุ้ม

See also: อม, อิ่ม, and อูม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔuːmᶜ (“to carry in the arms”). Cognate with Lao ອຸ້ມ (’um) or ອູ້ມ (’ūm), Shan ဢုမ်ႈ (’ūm), Ahom 𑜒𑜤𑜪 (’um), Zhuang umj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicอุ้ม
ɒ u ˆ m
RomanizationPaiboonûm
Royal Instituteum
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔum˥˩/

Verb

อุ้ม • (ûm) (abstract noun การอุ้ม)

  1. to bear, carry, hold, or lift up using or as if using an arm or arms.
  2. (figuratively) to defend; to promote; to support.
  3. to absorb; to soak up.
  4. to carry away; to take away.
  5. (slang) to abduct; to kidnap.

Derived terms

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