Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Khmer ករោំ (karoṃ), ករោម៑ (karom), ករោម្ម៑ (karomm), ក្រោម (kroma), ក្រោម្ម (kromma, south; southern). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រោម (kraom).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicขอม
kʰ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔm
Royal Institutekhom
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔːm˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

ขอม (kɔ̌ɔm)

  1. (historical) member of a people of ancient Khmers.
  2. (historical) language of a people of ancient Khmers.

Proper noun edit

ขอม (kɔ̌ɔm)

  1. (historical) ancient Khmers.