ສົ້ມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *sɤmᶜ (“sour”). Cognate with Thai ส้ม (sôm), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [som˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [som˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສົ້ມ
  • Rhymes: -om

Adjective

ສົ້ມ • (som) (abstract noun ຄວາມສົ້ມ)

  1. sour
  2. orange

See also
Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng)              ສົ້ມ (som), ເເສດ; ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang)
                          ຂຽວ (khiāu)             
                          ຟ້າ (fā)              ນ້ຳເງິນ (nam ngœn)
             ອິດ (ʼit); ຄາມ (khām)              ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)
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