Thai
Etymology
Compound of คำ (kam) + ถาม (tǎam). Compare Lao ຄຳຖາມ (kham thām).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | คำถาม g å tʰ ā m |
| Phonemic | คำ-ถาม g å – tʰ ā m |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kam-tǎam |
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| Royal Institute | kham-tham |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰam˧.tʰaːm˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
คำถาม • (kam-tǎam) (classifier ข้อ)
- question
- ผมมีคำถามครับ
- pǒm mii kam-tǎam kráp
- I have a question (male speaker, polite)
- ดิฉันมีคำถามค่ะ
- dì-chǎn mii kam-tǎam kâ
- I have a question (female speaker, polite)