ถ้ำ
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *cramꟲ (“cave”). Cognate with Lao ຖ້ຳ (tham), Northern Thai ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Khün ᨳ᩶ᩣᩴ, Lü ᦏᧄᧉ (ṫham²), Shan ထမ်ႈ (thām), Tai Nüa ᥗᥛᥲ (thàm), Phake ထ︀ံ (thaṃ), Tai Dam ꪖꪾ꫁, Ahom 𑜌𑜪 (thaṃ), Zhuang gamj.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ถ้ำ tʰ ˆ å | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ท่ำ d ˋ å | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tâm |
| Royal Institute | tham | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰam˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
ถ้ำ • (tâm) (classifier แห่ง)
Derived terms
- เข้าถ้ำ
- ถ้ำชา
- ถ้ำมอง (tâm-mɔɔng)
Descendants
- → Mon: ထီု
See also
- คูหา (kuu-hǎa)
Further reading
- “ถ้ำ” 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.