หอม

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Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหอม
h ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔm
Royal Institutehom
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔːm˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *hoːmᴬ (“fragrant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩬᨾ, Khün ᩉᩬᨾ, Lao ຫອມ, Lü ᦠᦸᧄ (ḣoam), Tai Dam ꪬꪮꪣ, Tai Dón ꪬꪮꪣ, Shan ႁွမ် (hǎum), Phake ꩭွံ (hoṃ), Ahom 𑜑𑜨𑜪 (hoṃ) or 𑜍𑜨𑜪 (roṃ), Zhuang hom.

Adjective

หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun ความหอม)

  1. having or emitting a pleasant scent: scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, aromatic, redolent, fragrant perfumed, etc.

Verb

หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun การหอม)

  1. to smell or sniff, especially in order to perceive or enjoy the scent of.
  2. to kiss, especially with the nose.

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Etymology 2

From Khmer ក្រហម (krɑhɑɑm, “red”) (as in ខ្ទឹមក្រហម (khtœ̆mkrâhâm, “shallots, red garlic”)).

Noun

หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm)

  1. any of the various plants of the genus Allium, as onion, scallion, shallot, leek, chives, etc.
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Etymology 3

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩬᨾ, Khün ᩉᩬᨾ, Lao ຫອມ, Lü ᦠᦸᧄ (ḣoam), Shan ႁွမ် (hǎum), Phake ꩭွံ (hoṃ), Zhuang hom, Zuojiang Zhuang hom.

Verb

หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun การหอม)

  1. (archaic) to save; to collect; to accumulate.
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