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Thai
Etymology
Derived from Old Khmer *ñuṃ (“emancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave; inferior, subordinate; minor, young”), a clipping of khñuṃ (“person assigned to or offering himself for the service of divinities or sanctuaries; bondsman, servant, slave”).[1] Cognate with Modern Khmer ញោម (ñoom).
Pronunciation
Noun
โยม • (yoom)
- (ecclesiastical) layperson who devotes himself or herself to the service of a Buddhist priest or monastery; patron or supporter of a Buddhist priest or monastery.
- (ecclesiastical) a term used by a Buddhist priest to address his own parents or persons aged around the parents.
- (ecclesiastical) a term used by a Buddhist priest as a title for the above-described persons.
- (ecclesiastical) a term used by the above-described persons to refer to themselves when addressing a Buddhist priest.
Derived terms
References
- ^ เสมียนอารีย์ (2024 July 19) “คำว่า “โยม” มาจากไหน? เหตุใดพระสงฆ์จึงเรียกฆราวาสว่า “โยม””, in silpa-mag.com (in Thai)