แถม

Thai

Etymology

Compare Middle Chinese (MC them, “to add”), Thai เติม (dtəəm), Lao ແຖມ (thǣm), Northern Thai ᨳᩯ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨳᩯ᩠ᨾ, ᦶᦏᧄ (ṫhaem), Shan ထႅမ် (thěm) and Vietnamese thêm.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแถม
æ tʰ m
RomanizationPaiboontɛ̌ɛm
Royal Institutethaem
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɛːm˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

แถม • (tɛ̌ɛm) (abstract noun การแถม)

  1. to add on (to) for good measure, e.g. as a bonus or premium

Adjective

แถม • (tɛ̌ɛm)

  1. that which is added on, e.g. as a bonus or premium; in addition

Derived terms

  • ของแถม
  • แถมท้าย
  • แถมพก

Further reading

  • แถม” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.