ปฐมยาม

Thai

Alternative forms

ปถมยาม, ประถมยาม

Etymology

Possibly from Pali paṭhama (“first; primary; etc.”), compare Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first; primary; etc.”) + यामा (yāmā, “a period of time, usually three hours; etc.”); literally "the first period".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปฐมยาม p ʈʰ m y ā m
Phonemic		ปะ-ถม-มะ-ยาม p a – tʰ m – m a – y ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-tǒm-má-yaam
Romanization	Royal Institute	pa-thom-ma-yam
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.jaːm˧/^(R)

Noun

ปฐมยาม • (bpà-tǒm-má-yaam)

(archaic) the first part of the night, lasting from 18:00–21:00 hours.

Synonyms

ยามหนึ่ง

Related terms

ตติยยาม (“third period (24:00–03:00)”)
ทุติยยาม (“second period (21:00–24:00 hours)”)
ปัจฉิมยาม (“final period (03:00–06:00 hours)”)