Lao
Etymology
From ນ້ຳ (nam) + ຫອມ (hǭm).
Cognate with Thai น้ำหอม (náam-hɔ̌ɔm), Lü ᦓᧄᧉᦠᦸᧄ (nam²ḣoam), Shan ၼမ်ႉႁွမ် (nâ̰m hǎum), Zhuang raemxhom.
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [nam˥˨.hɔːm˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [nam˧˦.hɔːm˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ນ້ຳ-ຫອມ
- Rhymes: -ɔːm
Noun
ນ້ຳຫອມ • (nam hǭm)
- cologne; perfume