Khmer edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

សម (sɑɑm)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Thai ซ้อม (sɔ́ɔm).

Verb edit

សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to practice, to rehearse

Noun edit

សម (sɑɑm)

  1. training, exercise

Etymology 3 edit

Compare Thai ซ่อม (sɔ̂m).

Verb edit

សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

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

Etymology 4 edit

Adjective edit

សម (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be wilted, dried up, faded

Etymology 5 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

សម (sɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to fit, go well with

Conjunction edit

សម (sɑm)

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

Adverb edit

សម (sɑm)

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

Proper noun edit

សម (sɑɑm)

  1. Sam, a surname

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

សម

  1. Khmer script form of sama

Declension edit