Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer jrom (to crouch, to kneel, to bow; to sink, to subside, to collapse; to lie flat; etc).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicโทรม
o d r m
Phonemic
โซม
o z m
RomanizationPaiboonsoom
Royal Institutesom
(standard) IPA(key)/soːm˧/(R)
Homophonesโซม
โซรม

Adjective edit

โทรม (soom) (abstract noun ความโทรม)

  1. decayed; rotten; ruined; worn; worn out; shabby; run-down; seedy; dilapidated.
  2. decaying; decadent; declining; degenerating; deteriorating; decomposing.
  3. thin; skinny; emaciated; tabescent; wasting away.
  4. (slang, of appearance, especially facial appearance) not in a healthy condition.

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

โทรม (soom) (abstract noun การโทรม)

  1. (archaic) to cause to come down or go down; to lower; to reduce; to decrease; to decline.
  2. (archaic) to jointly do something; to join in doing something; to join forces for doing something.
  3. (criminal law, only used when the victim is a woman) to gang-rape.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

to gang-rape

Adverb edit

โทรม (soom) (abstract noun ความโทรม)

  1. (archaic) jointly; together; simultaneously.