ย้อม

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɲɔːmꟲ² (to dye), from Proto-Tai *ɲwuːmꟲ (to dye), from Middle Chinese (MC nyemX, “to dye”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩬ᩶ᨾ, Lao ຍ້ອມ (nyǭm), ᦍᦸᧄᧉ (yoam²), Tai Dam ꪑ꫁ꪮꪣ, Shan ယွမ်ႉ (yâ̰um), Tai Nüa ᥕᥩᥛᥳ (yȯam), Phake ယွံ (yoṃ), Ahom 𑜊𑜨𑜪 (jʸoṃ) or 𑜐𑜨𑜉𑜫 (ñom), Zhuang yumx or nyumx, Zuojiang Zhuang yomx, Nong Zhuang nyomx, Saek ญุม.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicย้อม
y ˆ ɒ m
RomanizationPaiboonyɔ́ɔm
Royal Instituteyom
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔːm˦˥/(R)

Verb[edit]

ย้อม (yɔ́ɔm) (abstract noun การย้อม)

  1. To dye.