ຂົມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɤmᴬ (“bitter”). Cognate with Thai ขม (kǒm), Lü ᦃᦳᧄ (ẋum), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪣ, Shan ၶူမ် (khǔum), Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜤 (khǔum), Zhuang haemz, Saek กฺั๊ม.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰom˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰom˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຂົມ
• Rhymes: -om

Adjective

ຂົມ • (khom) (abstract noun ຄວາມຂົມ)

1. bitter.

See also

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (wān)	ປ້ຽວ (piāu), ສົ້ມ (som)	ເຄັມ (khem)	ຂົມ (khom)	ເຜັດ (phet)	ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.