จอม

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩬᨾ, Lao ຈອມ (chǭm), ᦈᦸᧄ (ṫsoam), Tai Dam ꪊꪮꪣ, Tai Dón ꪊꪮꪣ, Tai Daeng ꪊꪮꪣ, Shan ၸွမ် (tsǎum), Tai Nüa ᥓᥩᥛᥴ (tsóam), Phake ꩡ︀ွံ (coṃ), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜪 (choṃ). Compare Khmer ចម (cɑɑm).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicจอม
t͡ɕ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonjɔɔm
Royal Institutechom
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɔːm˧/(R)

Noun

จอม • (jɔɔm)

  1. top; summit; apex
  2. mountain; hill
    จอมปลวก
    jɔɔm bplùuak
    anthill
    จอมทอง
    jɔɔm tɔɔng
    Golden Mount (place name)
  3. top: someone or something in the highest or best position
    จอมใจ
    jɔɔm jai
    sweetheart
    (literally) top of the heart
    จอมราชัน
    jɔɔm raa-chan
    king of kings
    (literally) top of kings
    จอมเมือง
    jɔɔm mʉʉang
    ruler of the town
    (literally) top of the town
  4. sometimes used as a modifier, meaning: chief; leading; highest; most; best
    จอมโจร
    jɔɔm joon
    chief robber
    จอมโฉด
    jɔɔm chòot
    the wickedest; the most wicked
    จอมกษัตริย์
    jɔɔm gà-sàt
    supreme monarch; chief monarch

Derived terms

Further reading

  • จอม” 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.