Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡom (hot-air balloon; paper lantern). Compare with Thai โคม (koom)

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic គោម
gom
WT romanisation koom
(standard) IPA(key) /koːm/

Noun edit

គោម (koom)

  1. lamp; lantern
  2. checkerboard pattern
  3. the reel of a រហាត់ or រង្វឹង
  4. a kind of large bowl