ຖ້ຳ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *cramꟲ (“cave”). Cognate with Thai ถ้ำ (tâm), Northern Thai ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Khün ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Lü ᦏᧄᧉ (ṫham²), Shan ထမ်ႈ (thām), Tai Nüa ᥗᥛᥲ (thàm), Phake ထံ (thaṃ), Tai Dam ꪖꪾ꫁, Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), Zhuang gamj.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰam˧˩]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰam˥˥˨]
• Hyphenation: ຖ້ຳ
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

ຖ້ຳ • (tham)

1. cave

See also

• ຄູຫາ (khū hā)