เหลือม

Thai

งูเหลือม

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰlɯəmᴬ¹ (“python”). Cognate with Lao ເຫຼືອມ (lư̄am), Lü ᦵᦜᦲᧄ (l̇oem), Shan လိူမ် (lǒem), Tai Nüa ᥘᥪᥛᥴ (lúem), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (lüm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เหลือม e h l ụ̄ ɒ m
Phonemic		เหฺลือม e h ̥ l ụ̄ ɒ m
Romanization	Paiboon	lʉ̌ʉam
	Royal Institute	lueam
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɯa̯m˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เหลือม • (lʉ̌ʉam)

1. (งู~) reticulated python: the snake Python reticulates (Schneider) of the family Pythonidae
2. genus Python
3. family Pythonidae

Synonyms

• (senses 2, 3): หลาม (lǎam)

Derived terms

• งูเหลือม

Further reading

• “เหลือม” 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.