โขมด
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | โขมด o kʰ m ɗ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ขะ-โหฺมด kʰ a – o h ̥ m ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kà-mòot |
| Royal Institute | kha-mot | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˨˩.moːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Khmer ខ្មោច (khmoca), ក្មោច្ច៑ (kmocc), ខ្មោច៑ (khmoc, “corpse; ghost, spirit; ancestral spirit; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្មោច (khmaoc).
Noun
[edit]โขมด • (kà-mòot)
- gleaming light seen at night, traditionally believed to be a type of nocturnal ghost that leads travellers astray, scientifically explained to be light naturally produced by methane.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]โขมด • (kà-mòot)