น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From น้ำ (náam, “water”) + นิ่ง (nîng, “still”) + ไหล (lǎi, “to flow”) + ลึก (lʉ́k, “deep”); perhaps calque of English still waters run deep.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก n ˆ å n i ˋ ŋ ai h l l ụ k | |
| Phonemic | น้าม-นิ่ง-ไหฺล-ลึก n ˆ ā m – n i ˋ ŋ – ai h ̥ l – l ụ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k |
| Royal Institute | nam-ning-lai-luek | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /naːm˦˥.niŋ˥˩.laj˩˩˦.lɯk̚˦˥/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
น้ำนิ่งไหลลึก • (náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k)
- (idiomatic) still waters run deep: placid, but profound, person.