ห้อม(hôm)

Meanings

2NounC1

Assam indigo

a type of plant used to produce traditional blue or indigo dye, commonly used for Northern Thai clothing

Examples

เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวม่อม่อ1[to] flirt; [to] hit on [sb]2flirtatiousฮ่อhôrฮ่อhôrthe Haw (Yunnanese) Chineseมขmor kŏrมขmor kŏrKhon Kaen Universityองongองong1degree (angle) [abbr.]2royal/monastic honorific (prefix)3classifier: Buddha images/statues (in some dialectal/colloquial use via องค์)ภาคเหนือpâak nĕuuaภาคเหนือpâak nĕuua1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)ทำมาจากtam maa jàakทำมาจากtam maa jàak[to] be made from [sth]; be made of [sth]การย้อมgaan yómการย้อมgaan yómdyeing; the act of dyeingผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesห้อมhômห้อมhôm1[to] surround; [to] encircle2Assam indigo
The northern Mor Hom shirt is made by dyeing fabric with the color from the hom plant.