ຕຳ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tamᴬ. Cognate with Thai ตำ (dtam), Isan ตำ, Northern Thai ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Khün ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Lü ᦎᧄ (ṫam), Shan တမ် (tǎm), Ahom 𑜄𑜪 (taṃ), Zhuang daem.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tam˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tam˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຕຳ
• Rhymes: -am

Verb

ຕຳ • (tam) (abstract noun ການຕຳ)

1. to hit, pound, bump into

Derived terms

• ຕຳຈອກ (tam chǭk, “cheers”)
• ຕຳສົ້ມ (tam som, “green papaya salad”)
• ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ (tam māk hung, “green papaya salad”)