Thai edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Malay rejam (to stone; to lapidate), from Arabic رَجْم (rajm, lapidation).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicระยำ
r a y å
Phonemic
ระ-ยำ
r a – y å
RomanizationPaiboonrá-yam
Royal Institutera-yam
(standard) IPA(key)/ra˦˥.jam˧/(R)

Adjective edit

ระยำ (rá-yam) (abstract noun ความระยำ)

  1. (dialect) completely broken, ruined, or damaged.
  2. (vulgar, derogatory, very offensive, of a person, action, behaviour, etc) ill; evil; wicked; vile; bad.

Derived terms edit