ร่ม

See also: ริม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rɤmᴮ (“shade”), from Old Chinese 陰 (OC *qrɯm, “overcast, shade”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩫ᩠᩵ᨾ, Lao ຮົ່ມ (hom), Lü ᦷᦣᧄᧈ (hom¹), Shan ႁူမ်ႈ (hūum), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜪 (ruṃ), Zuojiang Zhuang loemq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ร่ม r ˋ m
Romanization	Paiboon	rôm
	Royal Institute	rom
(standard) IPA(key)		/rom˥˩/(R)

Noun

ร่ม • (rôm)

1. shade; shelter.
2. place shaded or sheltered (from the sun, rain, etc).
3. anything that provides shade or shelter.
   1. umbrage.
   2. (classifier คัน) umbrella; parasol.
4. (figurative) anyone or anything that provides protection.
5. parachute.

See also

• ฉัตร (chàt)

Adjective

ร่ม • (rôm) (abstract noun ความร่ม)

1. shaded or sheltered (from the sun, rain, etc).