Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lao ຕອມ (tǭm), Northern Thai ᨲᩬᨾ, Khün ᨲᩬᨾ, ᦎᦸᧄ (ṫoam), Shan တွမ် (tǎum).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicตอม
t ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboondtɔɔm
Royal Institutetom
(standard) IPA(key)/tɔːm˧/(R)

Verb edit

ตอม (dtɔɔm) (abstract noun การตอม)

  1. to swarm (of flying insect)

Western Lawa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Palaungic *kətam (egg).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ตอม (toam)

  1. egg.