ថ្គាម

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *dɡam ~ *dɡaam ~ *dɡəm (“molar tooth; jaw”). Cognate with Vietnamese cằm.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ថ្គាម t̥ʰgām WT romanisation thkiəm (standard) IPA(key) /tʰkiəm/

Noun

ថ្គាម • (thkiəm)

1. molar (tooth)
2. jaw

Derived terms

• ឆ្អឹងថ្គាម (chʼəng thkiəm)