ถาม
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *c.raːmᴬ (“to ask”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຖາມ (thām), Lü ᦏᦱᧄ (ṫhaam), Shan ထၢမ် (thǎam), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥛᥴ (tháam), Phake ထံ (thaṃ), Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), 𑜌𑜉𑜫 (tham) or 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thüm), Zhuang cam, Saek ถ่าม, Zuojiang Zhuang tam.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ถาม tʰ ā m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tǎam |
| Royal Institute | tham | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaːm˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb[edit]
ถาม • (tǎam) (abstract noun การถาม)
- To ask.
Derived terms[edit]
- คำถาม (kam-tǎam)