ถ้ำ

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *cramꟲ (“cave”). Cognate with Lao ຖ້ຳ (tham), Northern Thai ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Khün ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Lü ᦏᧄᧉ (ṫham²), Shan ထမ်ႈ (thām), Tai Nüa ᥗᥛᥲ (thàm), Phake ထံ (thaṃ), Tai Dam ꪖꪾ꫁, Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), Zhuang gamj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถ้ำ tʰ ˆ å
Phonemic		ท่ำ d ˋ å
Romanization	Paiboon	tâm
	Royal Institute	tham
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰam˥˩/^(R)

Noun

ถ้ำ • (tâm) (classifier แห่ง)

cave; tunnel

Descendants

→ Mon: ထီု

See also

คูหา (kuu-hǎa)

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