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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), 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