sôm-dtamsom tam (papaya salad)
TonesสClasshighSyllablestwo
Made of
literally “sour, pounded in a mortar”
ส้ม on its own means “orange, tangerine”.
How it reads
ส้มตำ
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Letters in the word
Kai says
The vowel เ is written before its consonant, but spoken after it. Your eyes see the vowel first; your voice starts with the consonant.