ງາມ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋaːmᴬ⁴ (“beautiful, nice”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai งาม (ngaam), Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨦᩣ᩠ᨾ, Isan งาม, Lü ᦇᦱᧄ (ngaam), Shan ငၢမ်း (ngáam), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥛᥰ (ngäam), Phake ငံ (ṅaṃ), Ahom 𑜂𑜪 (ṅaṃ).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ŋaːm˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ŋaːm˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ງາມ
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Adjective

ງາມ • (ngām) (abstract noun ຄວາມງາມ)

  1. beautiful
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