ลูกอม

Thai

Etymology

From ลูก (lûuk, “round object”) +‎ อม (om, “to suck in the mouth”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicลูกอม
l ū k ɒ m
Phonemic
ลูก-อม
l ū k – ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-om
Royal Instituteluk-om
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.ʔom˧/(R)

Noun

ลูกอม • (lûuk-om) (classifier เม็ด)

  1. candy, sweets
  2. round amulet held in the mouth

Further reading

  • “ลูกอม” 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.
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