សម

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See also: សឹម, សូម, ស្មើ, សើម, ស្មៅ, ស្មា, and សៀម

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សម
sm
WT romanisation sɑɑm
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑːm/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m).

Noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. fork
  2. trident, gig (three-pronged fishing spear)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Thai ซ้อม (sɔ́ɔm).

Verb

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to practice, to rehearse

Noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. training, exercise

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Thai ซ่อม (sɔ̂m).

Verb

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. used in the compound សមសែម (sɑmsaem, “to repair, to fix”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be wilted, dried up, faded

Etymology 5

From Pali sama (“even, equal, impartial”), from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, even, equal”). Compare Thai สม (sǒm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សម
sm
Phonemic សំ / សៈ-ម៉ៈ–
sṃ / s`-m″`–
WT romanisation sɑm, saʼmaʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm/ ~ /saʔ.ˈmaʔ–/

Adjective

សម • (sɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be appropriate, proper, becoming, decent, suitable, fitting, right, correct
  2. to be identical, similar, like, equal
  3. to be excellent, beautiful, attractive, handsome, luxurious

Verb

សម • (sɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to fit, go well with

Conjunction

សម • (sɑm)

  1. as a result, on account of, since
  2. then

Adverb

សម • (sɑm)

  1. accordingly, undoubtedly, obviously, probable that, likely that

Proper noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. Sam, a surname

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Adjective

សម

  1. Khmer script form of sama

Declension

Declension table of "សម" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)សមោ (samo)សមា (samā)
Accusative (second)សមំ (samaṃ)សមេ (same)
Instrumental (third)សមេន (samena)សមេហិ (samehi) or សមេភិ (samebhi)
Dative (fourth)សមស្ស (samassa) or សមាយ (samāya) or សមត្ថំ (samatthaṃ)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)សមស្មា (samasmā) or សមម្ហា (samamhā) or សមា (samā)សមេហិ (samehi) or សមេភិ (samebhi)
Genitive (sixth)សមស្ស (samassa)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)សមស្មិំ (samasmiṃ) or សមម្ហិ (samamhi) or សមេ (same)សមេសុ (samesu)
Vocative (calling)សម (sama)សមា (samā)
Declension table of "សមា" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)សមា (samā)សមាយោ (samāyo) or សមា (samā)
Accusative (second)សមំ (samaṃ)សមាយោ (samāyo) or សមា (samā)
Instrumental (third)សមាយ (samāya)សមាហិ (samāhi) or សមាភិ (samābhi)
Dative (fourth)សមាយ (samāya)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)សមាយ (samāya)សមាហិ (samāhi) or សមាភិ (samābhi)
Genitive (sixth)សមាយ (samāya)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)សមាយ (samāya) or សមាយំ (samāyaṃ)សមាសុ (samāsu)
Vocative (calling)សមេ (same)សមាយោ (samāyo) or សមា (samā)
Declension table of "សម" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)សមំ (samaṃ)សមានិ (samāni)
Accusative (second)សមំ (samaṃ)សមានិ (samāni)
Instrumental (third)សមេន (samena)សមេហិ (samehi) or សមេភិ (samebhi)
Dative (fourth)សមស្ស (samassa) or សមាយ (samāya) or សមត្ថំ (samatthaṃ)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)សមស្មា (samasmā) or សមម្ហា (samamhā) or សមា (samā)សមេហិ (samehi) or សមេភិ (samebhi)
Genitive (sixth)សមស្ស (samassa)សមានំ (samānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)សមស្មិំ (samasmiṃ) or សមម្ហិ (samamhi) or សមេ (same)សមេសុ (samesu)
Vocative (calling)សម (sama)សមានិ (samāni)
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