ขอม

Thai

Alternative forms

กรอม (grɔɔm)

Etymology

Possibly from Old Khmer ករោំ (karoṃ), ករោម៑ (karom), ករោម្ម៑ (karomm), ក្រោម (kroma), ក្រោម្ម (kromma, “south; southern”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រោម (kraom).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ขอม kʰ ɒ m
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̌ɔm
	Royal Institute	khom
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰɔːm˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

ขอม • (kɔ̌ɔm)

(historical) member of a people of ancient Khmers.
(historical) language of a people of ancient Khmers.

Proper noun

ขอม • (kɔ̌ɔm)

(historical) ancient Khmers.

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