tom yam

English

Alternative forms

tom yum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/, /ˌtɒm ˈjam/, /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/[1]
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/[1]

Noun

tom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

Note: Spelling may vary.
tom yam gai (with chicken)

tom yam kung, tom yam goong (with prawns or shrimps)
tom yam pla (with fish)

Translations

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冬蔭, 冬荫 (dōngyīn)
Japanese: トムヤム (tomuyamu)
Korean: 똠얌 (ttomyam)

Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ (tom nyam)
Russian: том я́м m (tom jám)
Thai: ต้มยำ (th) (dtôm-yam)

See also

hot and sour soup

References

“tom yam, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2017.

Anagrams

mamoty

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