ຂົມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤmᴬ (“bitter”). Cognate with Thai ขม (kǒm), Lü ᦃᦳᧄ (ẋum), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪣ, Shan ၶူမ် (khǔum), Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜤 (khǔum), Zhuang haemz, Saek กฺั๊ม.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰom˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰom˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂົມ
  • Rhymes: -om

Adjective

ຂົມ • (khom) (abstract noun ຄວາມຂົມ)

  1. bitter.

See also

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (huān) ປ້ຽວ (piāu),
ສົ້ມ (som) 		ເຄັມ (khem) ຂົມ (khom) ເຜັດ (phet) ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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