tom yam

English

Alternative forms

• tom yum

Etymology

From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/, /ˌtɒm ˈjam/, /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/

Noun

tom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)

1. A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Note: Spelling may vary.
• tom yam gai (with chicken)
• tom yam kung, tom yam goong (with prawns or shrimps)
• tom yam pla (with fish)

Translations

a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冬蔭／冬荫 (dōngyīn)

• Indonesian: tom yam
• Japanese: トムヤム (tomuyamu)
• Korean: 똠얌 (ttomyam)
• Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ (tom nyam)
• Russian: том я́м m (tom jám)
• Thai: ต้มยำ (th) (dtôm-yam)

See also

• hot and sour soup
• tom kha

Anagrams

• mamoty

Indonesian

tom yam

Etymology

From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɔm ˈjam]

Noun

tom yam (first-person possessive tom yamku, second-person possessive tom yammu, third-person possessive tom yamnya)

1. (cooking) tom yam: a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.

Further reading

• “tom yam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.