ขมุ

See also: ขม and ขิม

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ກຶມມຸ (kưm mu) or ຂະມຸ (kha mu), Northern Thai ᨡᩉ᩠ᨾᩩ or ᨡ᩠ᨾ᩻ᩩ, Khün ᨡ᩠ᨾᩩ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขมุ kʰ m u
Phonemic		ขะ-หฺมุ kʰ a – h ̥ m u
Romanization	Paiboon	kà-mù
	Royal Institute	kha-mu
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰa˨˩.muʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

ขมุ • (kà-mù) (classifier คน)

1. (คน~, ชาว~) Khmu, a hill-tribe of Khmer origin inhabiting northern Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, southwest China, and northern Thailand

Proper noun

ขมุ • (kà-mù)

1. (ภาษา~) Khmu (an Austroasiatic language)

Anagrams

• ขุม (kǔm), มุข (múk)