ปฐมกรรม
Thai
Etymology
ปฐม (bpà-tǒm) + กรรม (gam), literally "first act", "primary act".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ปฐมกรรม p ʈʰ m k r r m | |
| Phonemic | ปะ-ถม-มะ-กำ p a – tʰ m – m a – k å | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpà-tǒm-má-gam |
| Royal Institute | pa-thom-ma-kam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.kam˧/ | |
Noun
ปฐมกรรม • (bpà-tǒm-má-gam)
- the ceremony of washing one's feet over one's captured enemy, letting the feet-washing water fall down upon the enemy's head.