ชำ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicชำ
d͡ʑ å
RomanizationPaibooncham
Royal Institutecham
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰam˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly:

  • Corrupted from the first part of Min Nan 商店 (“shop, store”) (Hokkien: siong-tiàm, siang-tiàm, siong-tùiⁿ Teochew: siang1 diam3), or contracted from the whole word.
  • Pranee (1983) suggested it was from Min Nan 參 / 参 (“varied”) (Hokkien: chham Teochew: cam1, cang1) [1][2]

Noun

ชำ • (cham)

  1. grocery; dry goods store

Adjective

ชำ • (cham)

  1. preserved

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ชำ • (cham) (abstract noun การชำ)

  1. to root a cutting

References

  1. ^ Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai
  2. ^ Pranee Gyarunsutu, Chinese Loanwords in Modern Thai (1983), MS thesis, Chulalongkorn University, pp 355-406.
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