ລົມ

See also: ລຸ່ມ

Lao

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ (“wind”). Cognate with Thai ลม (lom), Northern Thai ᩃᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦟᦳᧄ (lum), Shan လူမ်း (lúum), Phake လုံ (luṃ), Ahom 𑜎𑜪𑜤 (laṃu), Bouyei ndumx or rumx, Zhuang rumz.

Noun

ລົມ • (lom)

1. wind
2. air, aether
3. (intestinal) gas

Derived terms

• ພັດລົມ (phat lom)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Isan ลม.

Verb

ລົມ • (lom) (abstract noun ການລົມ)

1. to say, speak, talk; to converse (with)
2. to flirt (with), chat up