Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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.