ยำ

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Thai

a spicy dish of chicken offal mixed with vegetables and others, served in a soup
a spicy dish of tea leaves mixed with peanuts, sesame, and others
a spicy dish of pig's ears mixed with mint leaves and others

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicยำ
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RomanizationPaiboonyam
Royal Instituteyam
(standard) IPA(key)/jam˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Khmer ញាំ (ñŏəm, “Cambodian salad; to make a Cambodian salad”); Hakka 醃／腌 (âm, “to marinate; to pickle”).

Verb

ยำ • (yam) (abstract noun การยำ)

  1. to mix; to mingle.
  2. (cooking) to cook by mixing.
  3. (slang) to mess up; to muddle; to confuse; to conflate.
  4. (slang) to assault or attack through mob action or in a similar fashion.

Noun

ยำ • (yam)

  1. (cooking) spicy and sour salad.
  2. (cooking) dish of mixed foods.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ยำ • (yam) (abstract noun การยำ)

  1. to fear; to revere; to respect.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Adjective

ยำ • (yam)

  1. undefined.

Verb

ยำ • (yam)

  1. undefined.
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