ขอม

Thai

Alternative forms

  • กรอม (grɔɔm)

Etymology

Possibly from Old Khmer ករោំ (karoṃ), ករោម៑ (karom), ករោម្ម៑ (karomm), ក្រោម (kroma), ក្រោម្ម (kromma, “south; southern”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រោម (kraom).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicขอม
kʰ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔm
Royal Institutekhom
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔːm˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ขอม • (kɔ̌ɔm)

  1. (historical) member of a people of ancient Khmers.
  2. (historical) language of a people of ancient Khmers.

Proper noun

ขอม • (kɔ̌ɔm)

  1. (historical) ancient Khmers.
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