ชุม

From Old Khmer jum, juṃ, juṃm, cuṃ (“about, round; to encircle, to ring, to surround; to group together, to embody, to include, to unite; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer ជុំ (cum), extended as ប្រជុំ (prɑcum), from which Thai ประชุม (bprà-chum) was derived. Cognate with Isan ซุม, Lao ຊຸມ (sum), Northern Thai ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), Khün ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), Lü ᦋᦳᧄ (tsum), Tai Dam ꪏꪴꪣ (ꞌsúm), Shan ၸုမ်း (tsúm).

ชุม • (chum) (abstract noun การชุม)

1. to come or cause to come together: to assemble, to gather, to meet, to unite, etc.

   พล

   chum pon

   To muster troops.

2. (often used negatively) to be present in a great amount, number, quantity, etc.

   ที่นี่ขโมย

   tîi-nîi kà-mooi chum

   Thieves are in abundance here.

   ยุง

   yung chum

   Mosquitoes abound.