ย่ำ
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *ɲamᴮ (“to step on”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿ᩵ᩣᩴ, Khün ᨿ᩵ᩣᩴ, Lao ຍ່ຳ (nyam) or ຢ່ຳ (yam), Lü ᦍᧄᧈ (yam¹) or ᦶᦍᧄᧈ (yaem¹), Zhuang yaemh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic/Phonemic | ย่ำ y ˋ å | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yâm |
Royal Institute | yam | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jam˥˩/(R) |
Verb[edit]
ย่ำ • (yâm) (abstract noun การย่ำ)
- to tread; to step; to tramp.
- (archaic, of a percussion instrument used as a timekeeper) to beat or hit, especially repeatedly.
Noun[edit]
ย่ำ • (yâm)
- (archaic) time period of which the start is signaled by the repeated beating of a certain percussion instrument.