ชม

Thai

Etymology 1

Compare Middle Chinese 諂 (MC trhjemX, “flatter”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩫ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨩᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຊົມ (som), Lü ᦋᦳᧄ (tsum), Shan ၸူမ်း (tsúum).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชม d͡ʑ m
Romanization	Paiboon	chom
	Royal Institute	chom
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰom˧/(R)

Verb

ชม • (chom) (abstract noun การชม)

1. to flatter; to admire.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຊົມ (som).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชม d͡ʑ m
Romanization	Paiboon	chom
	Royal Institute	chom
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰom˧/(R)

Verb

ชม • (chom) (abstract noun การชม)

1. to look; to see.

Derived terms

• ผู้ชม (pûu-chom)

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชม d͡ʑ m
Phonemic		ชอ-มอ d͡ʑ ɒ – m ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	chɔɔ-mɔɔ
	Royal Institute	cho-mo
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰɔː˧.mɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

ชม • (chɔɔ-mɔɔ)

1. Initialism of เชียงใหม่ (chiiang-mài)

See aslo

• ชม. (chom)