Phrase guide

tom yam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɒm ˈjam/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/
  • General-American: /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Thai ต้มยํา (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 冬蔭 /冬荫 (dōngyīn) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冬陰 /冬阴 (dōngyīn) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Indonesian: tom yam — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Japanese: トムヤム (tomuyamu) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Korean: 똠얌 (ttomyam) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Lao: ຕົ້ມຍໍາ (tom nyam) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Polish: tom yam — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Russian: том я́м (tom jám) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
  • Thai: ต้มยํา (dtôm-yam) — a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies