ຖາມ
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Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *c.raːmᴬ (“to ask”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩣ᩠ᨾ, Thai ถาม (tǎam), Lü ᦏᦱᧄ (ṫhaam), Shan ထၢမ် (thǎam), Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), 𑜌𑜉𑜫 (tham) or 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thüm), Zhuang cam, Saek ถ่าม.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ຖາມ
- Rhymes: -aːm
Verb
[edit]ຖາມ • (thām) (abstract noun ການຖາມ)
- to ask.