Meanings
nountom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)
plural tom yams · alternative tom yum
- uncountableusuallyA Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.
Origin
- Thaiต้มยำ
- Englishtom yam
From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).
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Chinese Mandarin 冬蔭 /冬荫, 冬陰 /冬阴
- 冬蔭 /冬荫 (dōngyīn)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
- 冬陰 /冬阴 (dōngyīn)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Indonesian tom yam
- tom yama Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Japanese トムヤム
- トムヤム (tomuyamu)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Korean 똠얌
- 똠얌 (ttomyam)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Polish tom yam
- tom yama Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Russian том я́м
- том я́м (tom jám)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
Thai ต้มยำ
- ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam)a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
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APA
tom yam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom%20yam
MLA
“tom yam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom%20yam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tom yam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tom%20yam.
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