ปฐม

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• paṭhama (Latin script)
• 𑀧𑀞𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• पठम (Devanagari script)
• পঠম (Bengali script)
• පඨම (Sinhalese script)
• ပဌမ or ပꩧမ (Burmese script)
• ปะฐะมะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨮᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຐມ or ປະຐະມະ (Lao script)
• បឋម (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄒𑄟 (Chakma script)

Numeral

ปฐม (paṭhama)

1. Thai script form of paṭhama “first”

Declension

As for the adjective.

Adjective

ปฐม

1. Thai script form of paṭhama “first”

Declension

Declension table of "ปฐม" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ปฐโม (paṭhamo)	ปฐมา (paṭhamā)
Accusative (second)	ปฐมํ (paṭhamaṃ)	ปฐเม (paṭhame)
Instrumental (third)	ปฐเมน (paṭhamena)	ปฐเมหิ (paṭhamehi) or ปฐเมภิ (paṭhamebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ปฐมสฺส (paṭhamassa) or ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya) or ปฐมตฺถํ (paṭhamatthaṃ)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ปฐมสฺมา (paṭhamasmā) or ปฐมมฺหา (paṭhamamhā) or ปฐมา (paṭhamā)	ปฐเมหิ (paṭhamehi) or ปฐเมภิ (paṭhamebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ปฐมสฺส (paṭhamassa)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ปฐมสฺมิํ (paṭhamasmiṃ) or ปฐมมฺหิ (paṭhamamhi) or ปฐเม (paṭhame)	ปฐเมสุ (paṭhamesu)
Vocative (calling)	ปฐม (paṭhama)	ปฐมา (paṭhamā)

Declension table of "ปฐมา" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ปฐมา (paṭhamā)	ปฐมาโย (paṭhamāyo) or ปฐมา (paṭhamā)
Accusative (second)	ปฐมํ (paṭhamaṃ)	ปฐมาโย (paṭhamāyo) or ปฐมา (paṭhamā)
Instrumental (third)	ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya)	ปฐมาหิ (paṭhamāhi) or ปฐมาภิ (paṭhamābhi)
Dative (fourth)	ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya)	ปฐมาหิ (paṭhamāhi) or ปฐมาภิ (paṭhamābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya) or ปฐมายํ (paṭhamāyaṃ)	ปฐมาสุ (paṭhamāsu)
Vocative (calling)	ปฐเม (paṭhame)	ปฐมาโย (paṭhamāyo) or ปฐมา (paṭhamā)

Declension table of "ปฐม" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ปฐมํ (paṭhamaṃ)	ปฐมานิ (paṭhamāni)
Accusative (second)	ปฐมํ (paṭhamaṃ)	ปฐมานิ (paṭhamāni)
Instrumental (third)	ปฐเมน (paṭhamena)	ปฐเมหิ (paṭhamehi) or ปฐเมภิ (paṭhamebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ปฐมสฺส (paṭhamassa) or ปฐมาย (paṭhamāya) or ปฐมตฺถํ (paṭhamatthaṃ)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ปฐมสฺมา (paṭhamasmā) or ปฐมมฺหา (paṭhamamhā) or ปฐมา (paṭhamā)	ปฐเมหิ (paṭhamehi) or ปฐเมภิ (paṭhamebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ปฐมสฺส (paṭhamassa)	ปฐมานํ (paṭhamānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ปฐมสฺมิํ (paṭhamasmiṃ) or ปฐมมฺหิ (paṭhamamhi) or ปฐเม (paṭhame)	ปฐเมสุ (paṭhamesu)
Vocative (calling)	ปฐม (paṭhama)	ปฐมานิ (paṭhamāni)

Thai

Etymology

From Pali paṭhama (“first”). Compare Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปฐม p ʈʰ m
Phonemic		ปะ-ถม p a – tʰ m	[bound form] ปะ-ถม-มะ- p a – tʰ m – m a –	[bound form] ปะ-ถม- p a – tʰ m –
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-tǒm	bpà-tǒm-má-	bpà-tǒm-
	Royal Institute	pa-thom	pa-thom-ma-	pa-thom-
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦/(R)	/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥./	/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦./

Adjective

ปฐม • (bpà-tǒm)

1. first; primary.

See also

• ประถม (bprà-tǒm)

Proper noun

ปฐม • (bpà-tǒm)

1. a male given name from Pali; Pathom