ຖາມ

Lao

Etymology

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

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຖາມ
• Rhymes: -aːm

Verb

ຖາມ • (thām) (abstract noun ການຖາມ)

1. to ask.