พรม
Thai
Etymology 1
Compare Khmer ព្រំ (prum) (as in ប្រោះព្រំ (prɑhprum) and បំព្រំ (bɑmprum)).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พรม b r m | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺรม b ̥ r m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prom |
| Royal Institute | phrom | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰrom˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | พรหม | |
Verb
พรม • (prom) (abstract noun การพรม)
- (of liquid) to sprinkle
Derived terms
- ประพรม
- พรมน้ำ
- พรมนิ้ว
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Khmer ព្រំហ (braṃha), ព្រំហ្ម (braṃhma, “edge, edging; carpet, rug”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្រំ (prum); Lao ພົມ (phom).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พรม b r m | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺรม b ̥ r m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prom |
| Royal Institute | phrom | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰrom˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | พรหม | |
Noun
พรม • (prom)
- (archaic) edge; edging
- (classifier ผืน) carpet, rug, or similar material, as tapestry, etc
- (ไหม~) woolen yarn
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พรม b r m | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺรม b ̥ r m | [bound form] พฺรม-มะ- b ̥ r m – m a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prom | prom-má- |
| Royal Institute | phrom | phrom-ma- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰrom˧/(R) | /pʰrom˧.ma˦˥./ | |
| Homophones | พรหม | ||
Noun
พรม • (prom)
- (botany) conkerberry: the plant Carissa spinarum of the family Apocynaceae
- (zoology) the freshwater fish Thynnichthys thynnoides of the family Cyprinidae
Derived terms
- พรมคด
- พรมมิ
- หนามพรม
Further reading
- “พรม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.