ปฐมกรรม

Thai

Etymology

ปฐม (bpà-tǒm) +‎ กรรม (gam), literally "first act", "primary act".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปฐมกรรม p ʈʰ m k r r m
Phonemic		ปะ-ถม-มะ-กำ p a – tʰ m – m a – k å
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-tǒm-má-gam
	Royal Institute	pa-thom-ma-kam
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.kam˧/(R)

Noun

ปฐมกรรม • (bpà-tǒm-má-gam)

1. the ceremony of washing one's feet over one's captured enemy, letting the feet-washing water fall down upon the enemy's head.