ຕຳ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tamᴬ. Cognate with Thai ตำ (dtam), Isan ตำ, Northern Thai ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Khün ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Lü ᦎᧄ (ṫam), Shan တမ် (tǎm), Ahom 𑜄𑜪 (taṃ), Zhuang daem.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tam˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tam˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຕຳ
  • Rhymes: -am

Verb

ຕຳ • (tam) (abstract noun ການຕຳ)

  1. to hit, pound, bump into

Derived terms
  • ຕຳຈອກ (tam chǭk, “cheers”)
  • ຕຳສົ້ມ (tam som, “green papaya salad”)
  • ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ (tam māk hung, “green papaya salad”)
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