tom yam

English

Alternative forms

• tom yum

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam), (literally boil mixture)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/, /ˌtɒm ˈjam/, /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/
• IPA^(key): /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/

Noun

tom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)

1. A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Note: Spelling may vary.
• tom yam gai (with chicken)

• tom yam kung, tom yam goong (with prawns or shrimps)
• tom yam pla (with fish)

Translations

a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冬蔭／冬荫 (dōngyīn), 冬荫 (dōngyīn)

• Japanese: トムヤム (tomuyamu)
• Korean: 똠얌 (ttomyam)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ (tom nyam)
• Russian: том я́м m (tom jám)
• Thai: ต้มยำ (th) (dtôm-yam)

See also

• hot and sour soup

Anagrams

• mamoty