เต็ม

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.temᴬ (full).[1] Cognate with Lao ເຕັມ (tem), Northern Thai ᨲᩮ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨲᩮ᩠ᨾ, ᦎᦲᧄ (ṫiim), Shan တဵမ် (tǎem), Tai Dam ꪹꪔꪸꪣ, Nong Zhuang daem, Zhuang rim.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเต็ม
e t ˘ m
RomanizationPaiboondtem
Royal Institutetem
(standard) IPA(key)/tem˧/(R)

Adjective

เต็ม • (dtem) (abstract noun ความเต็ม)

  1. full.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 345