ด้าม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗaːmꟲ (“handle (of a knife)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ດ້າມ (dām), Lü ᦡᦱᧄᧉ (ḋaam²), Tai Dam ꪒꪾ꫁, Tai Dón ꪒꪝꪾꫂ, Shan လၢမ်ႈ (lāam), Zuojiang Zhuang ndamj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ด้าม ɗ ˆ ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	dâam
	Royal Institute	dam
(standard) IPA(key)		/daːm˥˩/(R)

Noun

ด้าม • (dâam)

1. handle; hilt; holder.

Classifier

ด้าม • (dâam)

1. Classifier for handles, pens, brushes, etc.