ດຳ

Lao

Etymology

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

See also
Colors in Lao · ສີ (sī) (layout · text)
     ຂາວ (khāo)      ເທົາ (thao)      Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
             ແດງ (dǣng)              ສົ້ມ (som), ເເສດ; ນ້ຳຕານ (nam tān)              ເຫຼືອງ (lư̄ang)
                          ຂຽວ (khiāu)             
                          ຟ້າ (fā)              ນ້ຳເງິນ (nam ngœn)
             ອິດ (ʼit); ຄາມ (khām)              ມ່ວງ (mūang)              ບົວ (būa)
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