หอม
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Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | หอม h ɒ m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hɔ̌ɔm |
| Royal Institute | hom | |
| (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)
- having or emitting a pleasant scent: scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, aromatic, redolent, fragrant perfumed, etc.
Verb
หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm) (abstract noun การหอม)
- to smell or sniff, especially in order to perceive or enjoy the scent of.
- to kiss, especially with the nose.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Khmer ក្រហម (krɑhɑɑm, “red”) (as in ខ្ទឹមក្រហម (khtœ̆mkrâhâm, “shallots, red garlic”)).
Noun
หอม • (hɔ̌ɔm)
Derived terms
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)
- (archaic) to save; to collect; to accumulate.