Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *cɤmᴬ (to sink). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຈົມ (chom), ᦈᦳᧄ (ṫsum), Shan ၸူမ် (tsǔum), Ahom 𑜋𑜤𑜉𑜫 (chum), Zhuang caem.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicจม
t͡ɕ m
RomanizationPaiboonjom
Royal Institutechom
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕom˧/(R)

Verb edit

จม (jom) (abstract noun การจม)

  1. to sink