จม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *cɤmᴬ (“to sink”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩫ᩠ᨾ, Lao ຈົມ (chom), Lü ᦈᦳᧄ (ṫsum), Shan ၸူမ် (tsǔum), Ahom 𑜋𑜤𑜉𑜫 (chum), Zhuang caem. Compare Old Chinese 沉 (drim) and Cantonese (cam4/zam6).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicจม
t͡ɕ m
RomanizationPaiboonjom
Royal Institutechom
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕom˧/(R)

Verb

จม • (jom) (abstract noun การจม)

  1. to sink
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