Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicผม
pʰ m
RomanizationPaiboonpǒm
Royal Institutephom
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰom˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (head hair). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຜົມ (phom), ᦕᦳᧄ (ṗhum), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜪𑜤 (phaṃu), Nùng phỏhm, Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม. Compare Sui byaml.

Noun edit

ผม (pǒm)

  1. headhair.
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Etymology 2 edit

Pronoun edit

ผม (pǒm)

  1. (slightly formal, men's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a male when addressing any commoner.
    ผมชื่อ...ครับ
    pǒm chʉ̂ʉ ... kráp
    My name is ... .
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