Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɗaːmꟲ (handle (of a knife)). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨯ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ດ້າມ (dām), ᦡᦱᧄᧉ (ḋaam²), Tai Dam ꪒꪾ꫁, Tai Dón ꪒꪝꪾꫂ, Shan လၢမ်ႈ (lāam), Zuojiang Zhuang ndamj.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicด้าม
ɗ ˆ ā m
RomanizationPaiboondâam
Royal Institutedam
(standard) IPA(key)/daːm˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ด้าม (dâam)

  1. handle; hilt; holder.

Classifier

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ด้าม (dâam)

  1. Classifier for handles, pens, brushes, etc.