สุ่ม

See also: ส้ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sumᴮ¹ (“trap; fish trap; coop”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩩ᩵ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩩ᩵ᨾ, ᩈᩪ᩵ᨾ, Lao ສຸ່ມ (sum), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧈ (ṡum¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪴ꪿ꪣ, Shan သုမ်ႇ (sùm), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥛᥱ (sǔm), Phake ꩬုံ (suṃ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สุ่ม s u ˋ m
Romanization	Paiboon	sùm
	Royal Institute	sum
(standard) IPA(key)		/sum˨˩/(R)

Noun

สุ่ม • (sùm)

1. a type of fishing basket (see the picture), which is randomly plunged into water wherever fish are believed to be.
2. a type of coop that looks like such fishing basket.

Adverb

สุ่ม • (sùm) (abstract noun ความสุ่ม)

1. (figurative, originated from the use of such a fishing basket) randomly; at random.

Verb

สุ่ม • (sùm) (abstract noun การสุ่ม)

1. (figurative, originated from the use of such a fishing basket) to take or select at random.

Derived terms

• สุ่มสี่สุ่มห้า