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ถาม

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *c.raːmᴬ (to ask). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨳᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຖາມ (thām), ᦏᦱᧄ (ṫhaam), Shan ထၢမ် (thǎam), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥛᥴ (tháam), Phake ထ︀ံ (thaṃ), Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), 𑜌𑜉𑜫 (tham) or 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜉𑜫 (thüm), Zhuang cam, Saek ถ่าม, Zuojiang Zhuang tam.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicถาม
tʰ ā m
RomanizationPaiboontǎam
Royal Institutetham
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ถาม (tǎam) (abstract noun การถาม)

  1. to ask
    พยาบาลถามผู้ป่วยเกี่ยวกับประวัติการรักษา
    pá-yaa-baan tǎam pûu-bpùai gìao-gàp bprà-wàt gaan rák-sǎa
    The nurse asks the patient about the treatment history.
    ชาวนาถามหาเงินชดเชยจากน้ำท่วม
    chaao-naa tǎam hǎa ngən chót-chəəi jàak náam-tûuam
    The farmers ask for compensation money from the flood.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ถาม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.