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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Khmer ស្នំ (snaṃ, “female palace attendant; royal concubine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នំ (snɑm) or ស្នម (snɑɑm).
Noun
สนม • (sà-nǒm)
- (archaic) female palace attendant.
- (พระ~) royal concubine.
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Etymology 2
From Old Khmer ស្នុំ (snuṃ, “one who stacks combustibles into a pyre; one who shrouds a corpse prior to cremation”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នុំ (snom).
Noun
สนม • (sà-nǒm)
- (archaic) officer responsible for funeral affairs in a palace, such as arranging funerals, shrouding corpses, taking care of pyres and coffins, etc.
- (archaic) palace area under the responsibility of these officers, often used to detain or imprison high-ranking members of the royal family or government.
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Etymology 3
Uncertain.
Adjective
สนม • (sà-nǒm)
- undefined, found only in compounds.
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