ผอม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *proːmᴬ (“thin”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩬᨾ, Khün ᨹᩬᨾ, Lao ຜອມ (phǭm), Lü ᦕᦸᧄ (ṗhoam), Zhuang byom.

Compare Shan ယွမ် (yǎum), Sui qxguml (“skinny, thin”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicผอม
pʰ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonpɔ̌ɔm
Royal Institutephom
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɔːm˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

ผอม • (pɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun ความผอม)

  1. skinny.
  2. thin.

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 342
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