จอม

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Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩬᨾ, Lao ຈອມ (chǭm), ᦈᦸᧄ (ṫsoam), Tai Dam ꪊꪮꪣ, Tai Dón ꪊꪮꪣ, Tai Daeng ꪊꪮꪣ, Shan ၸွမ် (tsǎum), Tai Nüa ᥓᥩᥛᥴ (tsóam), Phake ꩡွံ (coṃ), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜪 (choṃ). Compare Khmer ចម (cɑɑm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicจอม
t͡ɕ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonjɔɔm
Royal Institutechom
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɔːm˧/(R)

Noun

จอม (jɔɔm)

  1. top; summit; apex.
  2. mountain; hill.
    จอมปลวก
    jɔɔm bplùuak
    anthill
    จอมทอง
    jɔɔm tɔɔng
    Golden Mount (place name)
  3. top: someone or something in the highest or best position.
    จอมใจ
    jɔɔm jai
    sweetheart
    (literally) top of the heart
    จอมราชัน
    jɔɔm raa-chan
    king of kings
    (literally) top of kings
    จอมเมือง
    jɔɔm mʉʉang
    ruler of the town
    (literally) top of the town
  4. sometimes used as a modifier, meaning: chief; leading; highest; most; best.
    จอมโจร
    jɔɔm joon
    chief robber
    จอมโฉด
    jɔɔm chòot
    the wickedest; the most wicked
    จอมกษัตริย์
    jɔɔm gà-sàt
    supreme monarch; chief monarch

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