Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *səm()(-s) ~ *səəmʔ (damp). Cognate with Vietnamese tẩm (to soak). Compare also Old Chinese (OC *ʔsims, *sʰim, “to soak, to immerse in water”).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic សើម
soem
WT romanisation saəm
(standard) IPA(key) /saəm/

Adjective edit

សើម (saəm) (abstract noun ភាពសើម)

  1. to be moist, damp, humid

See also edit

Affixed forms edit