ດຳ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *C̥.damᴬ (“black, dark”). Cognate with Thai ดำ (dam), Lü ᦡᧄ (ḋam), Shan လမ် (lǎm), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ) or 𑜓𑜪 (daṃ), Zhuang ndaem.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [dam˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [dam˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ດຳ
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

ດຳ • (dam)

1. black

Derived terms

• ດຳແດງ (dam dǣng)
• ໄທດຳ (thai dam)
• ແມ້ວດຳ (mǣu dam)
• ສໍດຳ (sǭ dam)
• ຫິນດຳ (hin dam)

See also

Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)

ຂາວ (khāo)	ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)	ດຳ (dam)
ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)	ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)	ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)	ຂຽວ (khiāu)	ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)	ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)	ຟ້າ (fā)
ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)	ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)	ບົວ (būa)

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.