Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a dialect of Chinese 糖蜜 (tángmì, “molasses”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตังเม
t ạ ŋ e m
Phonemic
ตัง-เม
t ạ ŋ – e m
RomanizationPaiboondtang-mee
Royal Institutetang-me
(standard) IPA(key)/taŋ˧.meː˧/(R)

Noun

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ตังเม (dtang-mee)

  1. molasses; very thick syrup.