หม่อม

Thai

Etymology

Possibly shortened from กระหม่อม (grà-mɔ̀m). Compare Khmer ម៉ម (mɑɑm), Lao ຫມ່ອມ (mǭm).

Pronunciation
Orthographicหม่อม
h m ˋ ɒ m
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
หฺม็่อม
h ̥ m ˘ ˋ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̀m
Royal Institutemom
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔm˨˩/(R)

Noun

หม่อม • (mɔ̀m) (classifier คน)

  1. female commoner who marries a royal person holding the rank of กรมพระราชวังบวรสถานมงคล (grom-prá-râat-chá-wang-bɔɔ-wɔɔn-sà-tǎan-mong-kon), เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), พระองค์เจ้า (prá-ong-jâao), or หม่อมเจ้า (mɔ̀m-jâao).
  2. (archaic) royal person who has been deprived of the rank of เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), พระองค์เจ้า (prá-ong-jâao), or หม่อมเจ้า (mɔ̀m-jâao) as punishment.
  3. (archaic) person whose father is a high-ranking public officer.
  4. (archaic) female commoner without rank, who marries a member of the Bunnag family.
  5. (slang) female commoner who is a concubine of a royal person.

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