เดิม

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer tema. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does a modern Khmer cognate exist?”)

Compare Lao ເດີມ (dœ̄m).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเดิม
e ɗ i m
RomanizationPaiboondəəm
Royal Institutedoem
(standard) IPA(key)/dɤːm˧/(R)

Adjective

เดิม • (dəəm)

  1. original; first

Noun

เดิม • (dəəm)

  1. origin, beginning

Derived terms

See also

  • เผดิม

Further reading

  • เดิม” 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.