ห่ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *homᴮ¹ (“to cover up”), from Proto-Tai *hɤmᴮ (“to cover (with cloth)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠᩵ᨾ, Lao ຫົ່ມ (hom), Lü ᦠᦳᧄᧈ (ḣum¹), Shan ႁူမ်ႇ (hùum), Ahom 𑜑𑜤𑜪 (huṃ), Zhuang hoemq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ห่ม h ˋ m
Romanization	Paiboon	hòm
	Royal Institute	hom
(standard) IPA(key)		/hom˨˩/(R)

Verb

ห่ม • (hòm) (abstract noun การห่ม)

1. to cover; to clothe; to wrap; to enclose; to dress.

Derived terms

• นุ่งลมห่มฟ้า (nûng-lom-hòm-fáa)
• นุ่งห่ม (nûng-hòm)