เทียม

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ທຽມ (thīam). Compare Khmer ទឹម, នឹម (tɨm, nɨm, to yoke; to place/stand side by side).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเทียม
e d ī y m
RomanizationPaiboontiiam
Royal Institutethiam
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰia̯m˧/(R)

Verb

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เทียม (tiiam) (abstract noun การเทียม)

  1. to yoke; to harness

Adjective

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เทียม (tiiam) (abstract noun ความเทียม)

  1. artificial; fake; synthetic
  2. equal; equivalent

Derived terms

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