ສ້ອມ
Lao
editEtymology
editCognate with Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m) or ซ่อม (sɔ̂m), Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ, and Khmer សម (sɑɑm). Might be cognate with Lü ᦉᦸᧄᧉ (ṡoam², “to plant”), Khün ᩈᩬ᩶ᨾ (“to plant”), Shan သွမ်ႈ (sāum, “to plant”), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥛᥲ (sòam, “to plant”), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜪 (soṃ, “to plant paddy seedlings”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editສ້ອມ • (sǭm)
Verb
editສ້ອມ • (sǭm) (abstract noun ການສ້ອມ)
- (transitive) to repair, to correct, to mend
- (transitive) to cut to a point, to sharpen, to sharpen with a knife, to sharpen the end or the tip
References
edit- SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm