ສົມ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai สม (sǒm).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ສົມ • (som) (abstract noun ການສົມ)

  1. to add (mathematics)
    ສົມເລກ ― somlēk ― add numbers
  2. to mix, combine
  3. to meet, agree

Noun

ສົມ • (som)

  1. monk, hermit (Pali-derived religious term)

Adjective

ສົມ • (som) (abstract noun ຄວາມສົມ)

  1. proper, suitable, appropriate
    ເຫມາະສົມ ― mǫsom ― suitable, proper
  2. deserving, worthy
    ສົມຄວນ ― somkhūan ― deserved

Preposition

ສົມ • (som)

  1. in agreement with, according to

Conjunction

ສົມ • (som)

  1. as, in the manner of

Derived terms

  • ເລກສົມ (lēk som, “addition (mathematics)”)
  • ສົມກັບ (som kap, “fitting; fit for”)
  • ສົມຄວນ (som khūan, “proper, deserving”)
  • ສົມຍອມ (som nyǭm, “to compromise”)
  • ສົມດຸນ (som dun, “balanced”)
  • ສົມຮູ້ (som hū, “to be complicit”)
  • ເຫມາະສົມ (mǫ som, “suitable, proper”)
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