งาม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (beautiful, nice) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lao ງາມ (ngām), ᦇᦱᧄ (ngaam), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงาม
ŋām
RomanizationPaiboonngaam
Royal Institutengam
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaːm˧/(R)

Adjective

งาม • (ngaam) (abstract noun ความงาม)

  1. beautiful.

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