ດຳ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *C̥.damᴬ (“black, dark”). Cognate with Thai ดำ (dam), Lü ᦡᧄ (ḋam), Shan လမ် (lǎm), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ) or 𑜓𑜪 (daṃ), Zhuang ndaem.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [dam˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [dam˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ດຳ
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

ດຳ • (dam)

  1. black

Derived terms

  • ດຳແດງ (dam dǣng)
  • ໄທດຳ (thai dam)
  • ແມ້ວດຳ (mǣu dam)
  • ສໍດຳ (sǭ dam)
  • ຫິນດຳ (hin dam)

See also

Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao), ເງິນ (ngœn)      ດຳ (dam)
             ແດງ (dǣng); ແດງເຂັ້ມ (dǣngkhem)              ສົ້ມ (som); ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang); ຄີມ (khīm)
             ໝາກນາວຂຽວ (māk nāokhiāu)              ຂຽວ (khiāu)              ຂຽວອ່ອນ (khiāuʼǭn); ຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (khiāukhem)
             ຟ້າຂຽວ (fākhiāu); ຟ້າຂຽວເຂັ້ມ (fākhiāukhem)              ທ້ອງຟ້າ (thǭng fā)              ຟ້າ (fā)
             ມ່ວງອ່ອນ (mūangʼǭn); ຟ້າມ່ວງເຂັ້ມ (fāmūangkhem)              ມ່ວງແດງ (mūangdǣng); ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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