ສ້ອມ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m) or ซ่อม (sɔ̂m), Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, and Khmer សម (sɑɑm). 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

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sɔːm˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sɔːm˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ສ້ອມ
• Rhymes: -ɔːm

Noun

ສ້ອມ • (sǭm)

1. fork

Verb

ສ້ອມ • (sǭm) (abstract noun ການສ້ອມ)

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

References

• SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm