ຕົ້ມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tomꟲ (“to boil (transitive)”). Cognate with Thai ต้ม (dtôm), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ, Shan တူမ်ႈ (tūum), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜉𑜫 (tum), Zhuang dumq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tom˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tom˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຕົ້ມ
• Rhymes: -om

Verb

ຕົ້ມ • (tom) (abstract noun ການຕົ້ມ)

1. to boil
2. to dupe, to swindle