ต้ม
See also: ติม
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *tomꟲ (“to boil (transitive)”).[1]
In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ຕົ້ມ (tom), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ, Shan တူမ်ႈ (tūum), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜉𑜫 (tum).
In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang dumq.
Compare Proto-Austroasiatic *t₁um ~ *t₁uəm ~ *t₁am ~ *t₁aam ~ *t₁əəm (“to boil; to distil”)[2] (whence Khmer ដាំ (dam, “to boil”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | ต้ม t ˆ m | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtôm |
| Royal Institute | tom | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tom˥˩/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ต้ม • (dtôm) (abstract noun การต้ม)
- (transitive) to boil.
- (intransitive, colloquial) to trick; to deceive; to sham (usually used in passive voice).
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (intransitive) เดือด (dʉ̀ʉat, “to boil”)
References
[edit]- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 355
- ^ These forms were reconstructed by Shorto, Harry L.; (eds.) Sidwell, Paul; et al. (2006) A Mon–Khmer Comparative Dictionary. Canberra: Australian National University, Pacific Linguistics, page 369