ผม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ผม pʰ m
Romanization	Paiboon	pǒm
	Royal Institute	phom
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰom˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (“head hair”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຜົມ (phom), Lü ᦕᦳᧄ (ṗhum), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜪 (phum), Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม.

Noun

ผม • (pǒm)

headhair.

See also

ขน (kǒn, “hair (in other places)”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ผม • (pǒm)

(slightly formal, men's speech) a first person pronoun employed by a male when addressing any commoner.
- ผมชื่อ...ครับ
  pǒm chʉ̂ʉ ... kráp
  My name is ... .

Usage notes

Less formal than กระผม (grà-pǒm).

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