ปฐมยาม
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- ปถมยาม
- ประถมยาม
Etymology
Possibly from Pali paṭhama (“first; primary; etc.”), compare Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first; primary; etc.”) + यामा (yāmā, “a period of time, usually three hours; etc.”); literally "the first period".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ปฐมยาม p ʈʰ m y ā m | |
| Phonemic | ปะ-ถม-มะ-ยาม p a – tʰ m – m a – y ā m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpà-tǒm-má-yaam |
| Royal Institute | pa-thom-ma-yam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.jaːm˧/ | |
Noun
ปฐมยาม • (bpà-tǒm-má-yaam)
- (archaic) the first part of the night, lasting from 18:00–21:00 hours.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- ยามหนึ่ง
Related terms
Related terms
- ตติยยาม (“third period (24:00–03:00)”)
- ทุติยยาม (“second period (21:00–24:00 hours)”)
- ปัจฉิมยาม (“final period (03:00–06:00 hours)”)