ข้าม

Thai

Alternative forms

(obsolete) ฃ้าม (kâam)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χaːmꟲ (“to cross”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຂ້າມ (khām), Shan ၶၢမ်ႈ (khāam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ), Zhuang hamj or gamj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ข้าม kʰ ˆ ā m
Phonemic		ค่าม g ˋ ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	kâam
	Royal Institute	kham
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰaːm˥˩/^(R)

Verb

ข้าม • (kâam) (abstract noun การข้าม)

to cross.
ตรงข้าม
dtrong kâam
across from; opposite
to skip.

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