ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (head hair). Cognate with Thai ผม (pǒm), Lao ຜົມ (phom), ᦕᦳᧄ (ṗhum), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜪𑜤 (phaṃu), Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ
Phonemicผม
pʰ m
RomanizationPaiboonpǒm
Royal Institutephom
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/pʰom˩˩˦/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/pʰom˩˩˧/

Noun

ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ • (phom)

  1. hair