หม่อม

Possibly clipping of กระหม่อม (grà-mɔ̀m, “head (upper part of the body”). Cognate with Lao ໝ່ອມ (mǭm), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬ᩵ᨾ (mɔm²), Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬ᩵ᨾ (mɔm²), Lü ᦖᦸᧄᧈ (ṁoam¹), Shan မွမ်ႇ (màum). Compare Khmer ម៉ម (mɑɑm).

หม่อม • (mɔ̀m) (classifier คน)

1. female commoner who marries a royal person holding the rank of กรมพระราชวังบวรสถานมงคล (grom-prá-râat-chá-wang-bɔɔ-wɔɔn-sà-tǎan-mong-kon), เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), พระองค์เจ้า (prá-ong-jâao), or หม่อมเจ้า (mɔ̀m-jâao)
2. (archaic) royal person who has been deprived of the rank of เจ้าฟ้า (jâao-fáa), พระองค์เจ้า (prá-ong-jâao), or หม่อมเจ้า (mɔ̀m-jâao) as punishment
3. (archaic) person whose father is a high-ranking public officer
4. (archaic) female commoner without rank, who marries a member of the Bunnag family
5. (slang) female commoner who is a concubine of a royal person
6. used as a title for the above-said persons

หม่อม • (mɔ̀m)

1. (chiefly found in combination) clipping of กระหม่อม (grà-mɔ̀m, “head (upper part of the body)”)