งาม
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (“beautiful, nice”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lao ງາມ (ngām), Lü ᦇᦱᧄ (ngaam), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | งาม ŋ ā m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ngaam |
| Royal Institute | ngam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ŋaːm˧/(R) | |
Adjective edit
งาม • (ngaam) (abstract noun ความงาม)
Synonyms edit
- สวย (sǔai)
Antonyms edit
- น่าเกลียด (nâa-glìiat)