ຕົ້ມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tomꟲ (“to boil (transitive)”). Cognate with Thai ต้ม (dtôm), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ, Shan တူမ်ႈ (tūum), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜉𑜫 (tum), Zhuang dumq.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tom˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tom˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຕົ້ມ
  • Rhymes: -om

Verb

ຕົ້ມ • (tom) (abstract noun ການຕົ້ມ)

  1. to boil
  2. to dupe, to swindle
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