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อ้อม

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋᩬ᩶ᨾ, Lao ອ້ອມ (ʼǭm), ᦀᦸᧄᧉ (˙ʼoam²), Shan ဢွမ်ႈ (ʼāum) (as in ၽႃႈဢွမ်ႈ (phāa ʼāum) and ဢႅၵ်ႇဢွမ်ႈ (ʼèk ʼāum)), Phake ဢွံ (ʼoṃ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicอ้อม
ɒ ˆ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonɔ̂ɔm
Royal Instituteom
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔɔːm˥˩/(R)

Verb

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อ้อม (ɔ̂ɔm) (abstract noun การอ้อม)

  1. to encircle.
  2. to make a detour.