ພົມ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer ព្រំហ (braṃha), ព្រំហ្ម (braṃhma, “edge, edging; carpet, rug”). Cognate with Thai พรม (prom), modern Khmer ព្រំ (prum).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰom˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰom˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ພົມ
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

ພົມ • (phom)

1. carpet

Verb

ພົມ • (phom) (abstract noun ການພົມ)

1. (of liquid) to sprinkle