โลมา

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

โลมา (lomā)

  1. Thai script form of lomā, which is inflection of โลม:
    1. ablative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (loma, body hair)
  2. Thai script form of lomā, which is inflection of โลมะ:
    1. ablative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (loma, body hair)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicโลมา
olmā
Phonemic
โล-มา
olmā
RomanizationPaiboonloo-maa
Royal Institutelo-ma
(standard) IPA(key)/loː˧.maː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Malay lumba-lumba.

Noun

โลมา • (loo-maa)

  1. dolphin.
    ปลาโลมา
    bplaa loo-maa
    dolphin (literally: dolphin fish)
Usage notes
  • It is often called ปลาโลมา (lit. dolphin fish) even though it is actually not a fish.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali loma.

Noun

โลมา • (loo-maa)

  1. (literary, poetic, royal) body hair.
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