แต้ม

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Lao ແຕ້ມ (tǣm), Northern Thai ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, Khün ᨲᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ, ᦶᦎᧄᧉ (ṫaem²), Shan တႅမ်ႈ (tēm), Tai Dam ꪵꪔ꫁ꪣ, Tai Dón ꪵꪔꪝꫂ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicแต้ม
æ t ˆ m
RomanizationPaiboondtɛ̂ɛm
Royal Institutetaem
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛːm˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

แต้ม (dtɛ̂ɛm)

  1. score; mark; point.
  2. dot; spot.
  3. strategy; tactic.

Verb[edit]

แต้ม (dtɛ̂ɛm) (abstract noun การแต้ม)

  1. to paint; to smear; to mark.