ปฐมยาม

Thai

Alternative forms

• ปถมยาม, ประถมยาม

Etymology

Possibly from Pali paṭhama (“first; primary; etc.”), compare Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first; primary; etc.”) + यामा (yāmā, “a period of time, usually three hours; etc.”); literally "the first period".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปฐมยาม p ʈʰ m y ā m
Phonemic		ปะ-ถม-มะ-ยาม p a – tʰ m – m a – y ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-tǒm-má-yaam
	Royal Institute	pa-thom-ma-yam
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.jaːm˧/(R)

Noun

ปฐมยาม • (bpà-tǒm-má-yaam)

1. (archaic) the first part of the night, lasting from 18:00–21:00 hours.

Synonyms

• ยามหนึ่ง

 

Related terms

• ตติยยาม (“third period (24:00–03:00)”)
• ทุติยยาม (“second period (21:00–24:00 hours)”)
• ปัจฉิมยาม (“final period (03:00–06:00 hours)”)