จาม

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจาม
t͡ɕ ā m
RomanizationPaiboonjaam
Royal Institutecham
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːm˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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จาม (jaam)

  1. Cham (people or language)

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ຈາມ (chām), ᦈᦱᧄ (ṫsaam), Shan ၸၢမ် (tsǎam).

Verb

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จาม (jaam) (abstract noun การจาม)

  1. to sneeze

Etymology 3

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From Middle Chinese (MC tsreamX, “to cut off”).

Verb

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จาม (jaam) (abstract noun การจาม)

  1. to hew; to hack (with an axe)