พนม
Thai edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Khmer bnaṃ (“height; high place; hill, mountain; temple-mountain, mountain on top of which a temple is located, the temple itself; etc”), extended as branomya, from which Thai ประนม is derived. Compare Old Khmer vnaṃ, vnaṃm, vnam; Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vnaṃ. Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្នំ (phnum).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | พนม b n m | |
| Phonemic | พะ-นม b a – n m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pá-nom |
| Royal Institute | pha-nom | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˦˥.nom˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
พนม • (pá-nom)
- (elegant) hill; mountain.
- thing similar to a hill, mountain, or lotus bud, especially in terms of shape or appearance: heap, pile, etc.
Synonyms edit
- (hill; mountain) See เขา (kǎo).
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
พนม • (pá-nom) (abstract noun การพนม)
- to cause to look like a hill, mountain, or lotus bud, such as พนมมือ (pá-nom mʉʉ; literally "to pá-nom hands"), meaning to press hand palms together in a salute fashion.
Proper noun edit
พนม • (pá-nom)
- (อำเภอ~) Phanom District, a district of Surat Thani Province.