ປະຊຸມ

Compare Thai ประชุม (bprà-chum). The term combines elements related to gathering or convening.

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).sum˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).sum˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ປະ-ຊຸມ
• Rhymes: -um

ປະຊຸມ • (pa sum) (abstract noun ການປະຊຸມ)

1. to meet, assemble, gather

   ພວກເຂົາຈະປະຊຸມກັນມື້ອື່ນ ― phūak khao cha pa sum kan mư̄ ʼư̄n ― They will meet tomorrow.

2. to hold a meeting, convene (often formal)

   ສຳນັກງານຈະປະຊຸມເພື່ອປຶກສາຫາລື ― sam nak ngān cha pa sum phư̄a pưk sā hā lư̄ ― The office will convene to discuss.

• Formality: ປະຊຸມ is typically used for formal gatherings (e.g., conferences, official meetings), whereas ຊຸມນຸມ applies to casual or general gatherings.
• Nominalization: Prefixed with ກອງ (kǭng) or ການ (kān) to form nouns.

• Synonym: ຊຸມນຸມ (sum num) — to gather (less formal).

• ກອງປະຊຸມ (kǭng pa sum) (kong pasum) — noun: meeting, conference.
• ການປະຊຸມ (kān pa sum) (kan pasum) — noun: the act of meeting.

• ຮ່ວມປະຊຸມ (hūam pa sum) — to attend a meeting.