ประถม

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ประถม p r a tʰ m
Phonemic		ปฺระ-ถม p ̥ r a – tʰ m	[bound form] ปฺระ-ถม-มะ- p ̥ r a – tʰ m – m a –	[bound form] ปฺระ-ถม- p ̥ r a – tʰ m –
Romanization	Paiboon	bprà-tǒm	bprà-tǒm-má-	bprà-tǒm-
	Royal Institute	pra-thom	pra-thom-ma-	pra-thom-
(standard) IPA(key)		/pra˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦/(R)	/pra˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥./	/pra˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦./

Adjective

ประถม • (bprà-tǒm)

1. first; primary.

See also

• ปฐม (bpà-tǒm)