Khmer

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟaam (dish; bowl); cognate with Halang jam (large beer jar). Compare also Thai ชาม (chaam).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ជាម
jām
WT romanisation ciəm
(standard) IPA(key) /ciəm/

Noun

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ជាម (ciəm)

  1. bowl (food vessel).

Proper noun

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ជាម (ciəm)

  1. Cheam, a surname