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)

1. To ask.

Derived terms

• คำถาม (kam-tǎam)