pơtăm

See also: potam

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *ptam (“to plant”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂am ~ *t₂əm ~ *t₂əəm. Cognate with Proto-Palaungic *cɤ/am (“to plant”) (whence Riang [Sak] pᵊsɤm¹), Khmu [Cuang] psɨm, Old Mon ptaṁ (“to plant”). Compare Baha tam⁴⁵ ("to plant").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pətam/

Verb

pơtăm 

1. to plant