Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicข่ม
kʰ ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonkòm
Royal Institutekhom
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰom˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

ข่ม (kòm) (abstract noun การข่ม)

  1. to press something down so that it remains flat or would not bend upwards.
  2. (by extension) to make someone feel inferior or subordinate: to oppress, to depress, etc.
  3. (by extension) to control; to compel.