แอ้ม

Thai

Etymology

Compare Northern Thai ᩋᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Isan แอ้ม, Tai Nüa ᥟᥦᥛᥲ (ʼàem), all means “to eat with (of certain dish); to go with (rice, liquor)”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแอ้ม
æ ɒ ˆ m
RomanizationPaiboonɛ̂ɛm
Royal Instituteaem
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔɛːm˥˩/(R)

Verb

แอ้ม • (ɛ̂ɛm) (abstract noun การแอ้ม)

  1. (colloquial, dated) to eat.
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to get; to obtain (as one's wish).