สนม
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See also: สนิม
Thai[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic | สนม s n m | |
Phonemic | สะ-หฺนม s a – h ̥ n m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sà-nǒm |
Royal Institute | sa-nom | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.nom˩˩˦/(R) |
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Khmer ស្នំ (snaṃ, “female palace attendant; royal concubine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នំ (snɑm) or ស្នម (snɑɑm).
Noun[edit]
สนม • (sà-nǒm)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Khmer ស្នុំ (snuṃ, “one who stacks combustibles into a pyre; one who shrouds a corpse prior to cremation”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នុំ (snom).
Noun[edit]
สนม • (sà-nǒm)
- (archaic) officer responsible for funeral affairs in a palace, such as arranging funerals, shrouding corpses, taking care of pyres and coffins, etc.
- (archaic) palace area under the responsibility of these officers, often used to detain or imprison high-ranking members of the royal family or government.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Uncertain.
Adjective[edit]
สนม • (sà-nǒm)