Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *tamᴬ. Cognate with Thai ตำ (dtam), Isan ตำ, 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)
- to hit, pound, bump into
Derived terms
- ຕຳຈອກ (tam chǭk, “cheers”)
- ຕຳສົ້ມ (tam som, “green papaya salad”)
- ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ (tam māk hung, “green papaya salad”)
