ลม

See also: ลืม and ลุ่ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ (wind). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩃᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ລົມ (lom), ᦟᦳᧄ (lum), Shan လူမ်း (lúum), Phake လုံ (luṃ), Ahom 𑜎𑜪𑜤 (laṃu), Bouyei ndumx or rumx, Zhuang rumz. Compare Sui luml and Old Chinese (OC *plum).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลม
l m
RomanizationPaiboonlom
Royal Institutelom
(standard) IPA(key)/lom˧/(R)

Noun

ลม • (lom)

  1. wind; breeze; air.
  2. intestinal gas.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ลม” 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.