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งาม

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (“beautiful, nice”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lao ງາມ (ngām), Lü ᦇᦱᧄ (ngaam), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicงาม
ŋ ā m
RomanizationPaiboonngaam
Royal Institutengam
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaːm˧/(R)

Adjective

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งาม • (ngaam) (abstract noun ความงาม)

  1. beautiful.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Humanistic Studies, The State University of New York at Albany
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