ถาม

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Thai

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Tai *c.raːmᴬ (to ask). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຖາມ (thām), 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

[edit]
Orthographic/Phonemicถาม
tʰ ā m
RomanizationPaiboontǎam
Royal Institutetham
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

[edit]

ถาม (tǎam) (abstract noun การถาม)

  1. To ask.

Derived terms

[edit]