Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tomᴬ¹ (mud; earth), from Proto-Tai *tɯmᴬ (soil). Cognate with Lao ຕົມ (tom), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜪 (tuṃ), Zhuang doem.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicตม
t m
RomanizationPaiboondtom
Royal Institutetom
(standard) IPA(key)/tom˧/(R)

Noun edit

ตม (dtom)

  1. mud; mire.