Tai Dam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Thai แต้ม (dtɛ̂ɛm), Lao ແຕ້ມ (tǣm), Northern Thai ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, ᦶᦎᧄᧉ (ṫaem²), Tai Dón ꪵꪔꪝꫂ, and Shan တႅမ်ႈ (tēm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɛm˨˩ˀ]
  • Hyphenation: ꪵꪔ꫁ꪣ
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Verb

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ꪵꪔ꫁ꪣ (tẻm)

  1. (transitive) to write
  2. (transitive) to draw

Synonyms

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to write

References

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  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.