Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (head hair). Cognate with Thai ผม (pǒm), Northern Thai ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ, ᦕᦳᧄ (ṗhum), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜪 (phuṃ), Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰom˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰom˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຜົມ
  • Rhymes: -om

Noun edit

ຜົມ (phom)

  1. head hair

Derived terms edit