Thai edit

Etymology edit

Compare Middle Chinese (MC them, “to add”), Thai เติม (dtəəm), Lao ແຖມ (thǣm), Northern Thai ᨳᩯ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨳᩯ᩠ᨾ, ᦶᦏᧄ (ṫhaem), Shan ထႅမ် (thěm) and Vietnamese thêm.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแถม
æ tʰ m
RomanizationPaiboontɛ̌ɛm
Royal Institutethaem
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɛːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

แถม (tɛ̌ɛm) (abstract noun การแถม)

  1. to add on (to) for good measure, e.g. as a bonus or premium.

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

แถม (tɛ̌ɛm)

  1. that which is added on, e.g. as a bonus or premium; in addition.