ສະໜາມ

Lao

Etymology

Derived from Old Khmer ស្នាំ (snāṃ, “imprint, impression, footprint, copy, mark, scar”). Cognate with modern Khmer ស្នាម (snaam, “scar, mark, trace, impression; ground, field, platform”), Thai สนาม (sà-nǎam).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).naːm˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).naːm˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສະ-ໜາມ
• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

ສະໜາມ • (sa nām)

1. field, ground