ซ้อม

See also: ซ่อม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicซ้อม
z ˆ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonsɔ́ɔm
Royal Institutesom
(standard) IPA(key)/sɔːm˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *zoːmꟲ (“to pound (rice)”).[1]

Cognate with Zhuang somx.

Verb

ซ้อม • (sɔ́ɔm) (abstract noun การซ้อม)

  1. (cooking) to pound (brown rice in order to husk it).
  2. (slang) to subject to physical violence: to assault, to beat, etc.
  3. (slang) to torture in order to extract confession, information, etc.
Derived terms
  • ข้าวซ้อมมือ

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ซ้อม • (sɔ́ɔm) (abstract noun การซ้อม)

  1. to rehearse; to practice; to train; to prime.
Derived terms
  • ซ้อมซัก
  • ซ้อมใหญ่
  • ซักซ้อม
  • ฝึกซ้อม (fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔm)
Descendants
  • → Khmer: សម (sɑɑm)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 354
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