โลมา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• lomā (Latin script)
• 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• लोमा (Devanagari script)
• লোমা (Bengali script)
• ලොමා (Sinhalese script)
• လောမာ or လေႃမႃ (Burmese script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລມາ (Lao script)
• លោមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• romā (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• रोमा (Devanagari script)
• রোমা (Bengali script)
• රොමා (Sinhalese script)
• ရောမာ or ရေႃမႃ (Burmese script)
• โรมา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩮᩣᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຣມາ (Lao script)
• រោមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄮𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

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

Orthographic		โลมา o l m ā
Phonemic		โล-มา o l – m ā
Romanization	Paiboon	loo-maa
	Royal Institute	lo-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.