ต้มยำ

Thai

Etymology

ต้ม (dtôm, “to boil”) +‎ ยำ (yam, “to mix together”), literally “boil mixture”.

Pronunciation

Orthographicต้มยำ
t ˆ m y å
Phonemic
ต้ม-ยำ
t ˆ m – y å
RomanizationPaiboondtôm-yam
Royal Institutetom-yam
(standard) IPA(key)/tom˥˩.jam˧/(R)
Audio

Noun

ต้มยำ • (dtôm-yam)

  1. tom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup.

Descendants

  • → English: tom yam / tom yum
  • → Chinese: 冬蔭 / 冬荫 (dōngyīn)
  • → Japanese: トムヤム
  • → Korean: 똠얌 (ttomyam)

Further reading

  • “ต้มยำ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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