Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic សម
sm
WT romanisation sɑɑm
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑːm/

Etymology 1

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Compare Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m), Lao ສ້ອມ (sǭm).

Noun

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សម (sɑɑm)

  1. fork
  2. trident, gig (three-pronged fishing spear)

Etymology 2

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Compare Thai ซ้อม (sɔ́ɔm).

Verb

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សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to practice, to rehearse

Noun

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សម (sɑɑm)

  1. training, exercise

Etymology 3

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Compare Thai ซ่อม (sɔ̂m).

Verb

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សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. used in the compound សមសែម (sɑmsaem, to repair, to fix)

Etymology 4

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Adjective

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សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be wilted, dried up, faded

Etymology 5

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From Pali sama (even, equal, impartial), from Sanskrit सम (sama, same, even, equal). Compare Thai สม (sǒm).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សម
sm
Phonemic សំ / សៈ-ម៉ៈ–
sṃ / s`-m″`–
WT romanisation sɑm, saʼmaʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm/ ~ /saʔ.ˈmaʔ–/

Adjective

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សម (sɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be appropriate, proper, becoming, decent, suitable, fitting, right, correct
  2. to be identical, similar, like, equal
  3. to be excellent, beautiful, attractive, handsome, luxurious

Verb

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សម (sɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to fit, go well with

Conjunction

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សម (sɑm)

  1. as a result, on account of, since
  2. then

Adverb

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សម (sɑm)

  1. accordingly, undoubtedly, obviously, probable that, likely that

Proper noun

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សម (sɑɑm)

  1. Sam, a surname

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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សម

  1. Khmer script form of sama

Declension

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