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”)