ส้อม

Thai

Alternative forms

• ซ่อม (sɔ̂m) — obsolete

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, Lao ສ້ອມ (sǭm). 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”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ส้อม s ˆ ɒ m
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ซ็่อม z ˘ ˋ ɒ m
Romanization	Paiboon	sɔ̂m
	Royal Institute	som
(standard) IPA(key)		/sɔm˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ซ่อม

Noun

ส้อม • (sɔ̂m)

1. fork (cutlery) (Classifier: คัน).
2. trident, prong

Descendants

• → Khmer: សម (sɑɑm)

Verb

ส้อม • (sɔ̂m) (abstract noun การส้อม)

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

See also

• เสี้ยม (sîiam)

Derived terms

• ช้อนส้อม
• ส้อมเสียง (sɔ̂m-sǐiang)

Further reading

• “ส้อม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.