សម

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សម
sm
WT romanisation sɑɑm
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑːm/

Etymology 1

Compare Thai ส้อม (sɔ̂m), Lao ສ້ອມ (sǭm).

Noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. fork
  2. trident, gig (three-pronged fishing spear)

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ซ้อม (sɔ́ɔm).

Verb

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to practice, to rehearse

Noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. training, exercise

Etymology 3

Compare Thai ซ่อม (sɔ̂m).

Verb

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. used in the compound សមសែម (sɑmsaem, to repair, to fix)

Adjective

សម • (sɑɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be wilted, dried up, faded

Etymology 5

From Pali sama (even, equal, impartial), from Sanskrit सम (sama, same, even, equal). Compare Thai สม (sǒm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សម
sm
Phonemic សំ / សៈ-ម៉ៈ–
sṃ / s`-m″`–
WT romanisation sɑm, saʼmaʼ–
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑm/ ~ /saʔ.ˈmaʔ–/

Adjective

សម • (sɑm) (abstract noun ភាពសម)

  1. to be appropriate, proper, becoming, decent, suitable, fitting, right, correct
  2. to be identical, similar, like, equal
  3. to be excellent, beautiful, attractive, handsome, luxurious

Verb

សម • (sɑm) (abstract noun ការសម)

  1. to fit, go well with

Conjunction

សម • (sɑm)

  1. as a result, on account of, since
  2. then

Adverb

សម • (sɑm)

  1. accordingly, undoubtedly, obviously, probable that, likely that

Proper noun

សម • (sɑɑm)

  1. Sam, a surname

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

សម

  1. Khmer script form of sama

Declension

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