ສ້ອມ

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Lao

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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ສ້ອມ (sǭm)

  1. fork

Verb

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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

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