Dictionary entry
ส้ม
sômadjective
orange
Meaningsevery sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adj.
sourlexitron
2adj.
orangelexitron
3adj.
acidic; tartlexitron
4adj.
orange (color)wiktionary
5adj.
sourwiktionary
6n.
orange (fruit)wiktionary
7n.
orange (color)wiktionary
In the readingsreal sentences, spoken by real voices
ยายให้ส้ม สามลูก
Grandma gives me three oranges.
หิ้วถุงส้ม
Carrying the bag of oranges.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ (“sour”). Cognate with Lao ສົ້ມ (som), Shan သူမ်ႈ (sūum), Lü ᦉᦳᧄᧉ (ṡum²), Tai Dam ꪶꪎ꫁ꪣ, Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜪 (suṃ), Zhuang soemj. Compare Middle Chinese 酸 (MC swan, “sour”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm (whence Malay asam and Toba Batak asom).
A note on usage
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