ញំ

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin ñaṃ‍
Pallava ‍

Alternative forms

  • ញុំ (ñuṃ)

Etymology

Cognate with Thai โยม (yoom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɔm ~ ɲʊm/

Noun

ញំ (ñaṃ)

  1. emancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave.
  2. (conjecturally) young (person, animal).

Verb

ញំ (ñaṃ)

  1. (stative) to be young, inferior, menial, subordinate.

Affixed forms

Descendants

  • Khmer: ញ៉ុម (ñom)
  • Khmer: ញោម (ñoom)
  • → Thai: โยม (yoom)
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