ຊຸມ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ชุม (chum), Isan ซุม, Northern Thai ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), Khün ᨩᩩᨾ (cum⁴), Lü ᦋᦳᧄ (tsum), Tai Dam ꪏꪴꪣ (ꞌsúm), Shan ၸုမ်း (tsúm).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sum˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sum˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຊຸມ
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

ຊຸມ • (sum)

1. group
2. collective
3. ally, supporter
4. (in compounds) fellow-, co-

Particle

ຊຸມ • (sum)

1. used before nouns and pronouns to indicate plurality

Derived terms

• ຊຸມຂ້ອຍ (sum khǭi)
• ຊຸມເຈົ້າ (sum chao)

See also

• ພວກ (phūak)