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
Orthographicปฐมยาม
p ʈʰ m y ā m
Phonemicปะ-ถม-มะ-ยาม
p a – tʰ m – m a – y ā m
RomanizationPaiboonbpà-tǒm-má-yaam
Royal Institutepa-thom-ma-yam
(standard) IPA(key)/pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦.ma˦˥.jaːm˧/

Noun

ปฐมยาม • (bpà-tǒm-má-yaam)

  1. (archaic) the first part of the night, lasting from 18:00–21:00 hours.

Synonyms
Synonyms
  • ยามหนึ่ง
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)”)
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