ข้าม
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) ฃ้าม (kâam)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *χaːmꟲ (“to cross”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຂ້າມ (khām), Shan ၶၢမ်ႈ (khāam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ), Zhuang hamj or gamj.
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | ข้าม kʰ ˆ ā m | |
Phonemic | ค่าม g ˋ ā m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kâam |
Royal Institute | kham | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaːm˥˩/(R) |