ສ້ອມ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɔːm˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɔːm˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສ້ອມ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːm

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m), Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ. Might be cognate with Lü ᦉᦸᧄᧉ (ṡoam², “to plant”), Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ (“to plant”), Shan သွမ်ႈ (sāum, “to plant”), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥛᥲ (sòam, “to plant”), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜪 (soṃ, “to plant paddy seedlings”)

Noun

ສ້ອມ • (sǭm)

  1. fork

Verb

ສ້ອມ • (sǭm) (abstract noun ການສ້ອມ)

  1. (transitive) to cut to a point, to sharpen, to sharpen with a knife, to sharpen the end or the tip

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ซ่อม (sɔ̂m), Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ.

Verb

ສ້ອມ • (sǭm) (abstract noun ການສ້ອມ)

  1. (transitive) to repair, to correct, to mend

References

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