งาม
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editOrthographic/Phonemic | งาม ŋ ā m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ngaam |
Royal Institute | ngam | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ŋaːm˧/(R) |
Adjective
editงาม • (ngaam) (abstract noun ความงาม)
Synonyms
edit- สวย (sǔai)
Antonyms
edit- น่าเกลียด (nâa-glìiat)