ถาม
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *c.raːmᴬ (“to ask”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຖາມ (thām), Lü ᦏᦱᧄ (ṫhaam), Shan ထၢမ် (thǎam), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥛᥴ (tháam), Phake ထံ (thaṃ), Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), 𑜌𑜉𑜫 (tham) or 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thüm), Zhuang cam, Saek ถ่าม, Zuojiang Zhuang tam.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ถาม tʰ ā m | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | tǎam |
| Royal Institute | tham | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːm˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb
ถาม • (tǎam) (abstract noun การถาม)
- to ask
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ถาม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.