From Proto-Tai *tamᴬ. Cognate with Thai ตำ (dtam), Isan ตำ, Northern Thai ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Khün ᨲᩣᩴ (tam¹), Lü ᦎᧄ (ṫam), Shan တမ် (tǎm), Ahom 𑜄𑜪 (taṃ), Zhuang daem.
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tam˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tam˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຕຳ
- Rhymes: -am
ຕຳ • (tam) (abstract noun ການຕຳ)
- to hit, pound, bump into
- ຕຳຈອກ (tam chǭk, “cheers”)
- ຕຳສົ້ມ (tam som, “green papaya salad”)
- ຕຳໝາກຫຸ່ງ (tam māk hung, “green papaya salad”)