ขอม(kŏm)
Meanings
1NounB2
Khmer (archaic Thai term)
an old Thai term for the Khmer people or culture, chiefly in historical contexts; may sound archaic or pejorative today
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังสือประวัติศาสตร์năng-sĕu bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatหนังสือประวัติศาสตร์năng-sĕu bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistory book; work of historyสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ขอมkŏmขอมkŏm1Khmer (archaic Thai term)2Khmer (Old Khmer) scriptเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)ชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)เขมรkà-măynเขมรkà-măyn1Khmer; Cambodian (people)2Khmer (language)3Khmer; Cambodian
In older history books, the term 'Khorm' was used to refer to the Khmer people.
2NounC1
Khmer (Old Khmer) script
the historical Khmer writing system referred to in Thai (e.g., อักษรขอม); used in inscriptions and historical studies
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofจารึกjaa-rúkจารึกjaa-rúk1[to] inscribe; engrave2inscriptionอักษรàk-sŏnอักษรàk-sŏn1script; writing system2literature; humanities (field of study)3letter; characterขอมkŏmขอมkŏm1Khmer (archaic Thai term)2Khmer (Old Khmer) scriptบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แผ่นหินpàen hĭnแผ่นหินpàen hĭnstone slab; slab of stoneเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; locality
Students read inscriptions in the Khom script on stone slabs to study local history.