สนม

See also: สนิม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สนม s n m
Phonemic		สะ-หฺนม s a – h ̥ n m
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-nǒm
	Royal Institute	sa-nom
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.nom˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ស្នំ (snaṃ, “female palace attendant; royal concubine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នំ (snɑm) or ស្នម (snɑɑm).

Noun

สนม • (sà-nǒm)

1. (archaic) female palace attendant.
2. (พระ~) royal concubine.

Derived terms

• โขลนสนม
• สนมเอก (sà-nǒm-èek)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer ស្នុំ (snuṃ, “one who stacks combustibles into a pyre; one who shrouds a corpse prior to cremation”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នុំ (snom).

Noun

สนม • (sà-nǒm)

1. (archaic) officer responsible for funeral affairs in a palace, such as arranging funerals, shrouding corpses, taking care of pyres and coffins, etc.
2. (archaic) palace area under the responsibility of these officers, often used to detain or imprison high-ranking members of the royal family or government.

Derived terms

• ขุนสนม
• เจ้าพนักงานสนมพลเรือน
• ติดสนม
• สนมพลเรือน

 

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Adjective

สนม • (sà-nǒm)

1. undefined, found only in compounds.

Derived terms

• สนิทสนม