ต้ม

See also: ติม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *tomꟲ (“to boil (transitive)”). Cognate with Lao ຕົ້ມ (tom), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ, Shan တူမ်ႈ (tūum), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜉𑜫 (tum), Zhuang dumq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ต้ม t ˆ m
Romanization	Paiboon	dtôm
	Royal Institute	tom
(standard) IPA(key)		/tom˥˩/(R)

Verb

ต้ม • (dtôm) (abstract noun การต้ม)

1. (transitive) to boil.
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to trick; to deceive; to sham (usually used in passive voice).

Derived terms

• ข้าวต้ม (kâao-dtôm)
• ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam)
• ต้มหมู

 

See also

• (intransitive) เดือด (dʉ̀ʉat, “to boil”)