Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Khmer ស្មេ (sme), ស្មើ (smœ), ស្មើហ (smœha, same; equal), from Old Khmer ស្មេ (sme, idem), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sməʔ, *sməh (equal, alike), ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama, idem) or Pali sama (idem). Cognate with Lao ສະເໝີ (sa mœ̄), ᦉᦵᦖᦲ (ṡṁoe), Khmer ស្មើ (smaə). Doublet of สม (sǒm) (etymology 1).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเสมอ
e s m ɒ
Phonemic
สะ-เหฺมอ
s a – e h ̥ m ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-mə̌ə
Royal Institutesa-moe
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.mɤː˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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เสมอ (sà-mə̌ə) (abstract noun ความเสมอ)

  1. even; level; equal.

Adverb

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เสมอ (sà-mə̌ə) (abstract noun ความเสมอ)

  1. always; constantly.