สมอ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สมอ s m ɒ
Phonemic		สะ-หฺมอ s a – h ̥ m ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-mɔ̌ɔ
	Royal Institute	sa-mo
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.mɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From corruption of ถมอ, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer tmo, thmo, or Angkorian Old Khmer thmo, thma, tmo (“rock; stone”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ថ្ម (thmɑɑ) and Lao ສະມໍ (sa mǭ). Possibly related to ตะม่อ / ตอม่อ.

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ถมอ
• ^†ถมา

 

Noun

สมอ • (sà-mɔ̌ɔ)

1. (archaic) rock; stone.
2. (nautical) (classifier ตัว) anchor.

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *smo, sramo (“Terminalia”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្រម៉ (srɑɑm), សម៉ (saʼmɑɑ).

Noun

สมอ • (sà-mɔ̌ɔ)

1. (botany) Terminalia.
2. (botany) boll.