ឃុំ

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Etymology

Compare Thai คุ้ม (kúm) for noun and คุม (kum) for verb #1-2. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឃុំ
gʰuṃ
WT romanisation khum
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰum/

Noun

ឃុំ (khum)

  1. commune, community, town, township, village, subdistrict

Verb

ឃុំ (khum) (abstract noun ការឃុំ)

  1. to detain, arrest, put in jail, take into custody
  2. to prevent from leaving
  3. to be lukewarm

Derived terms