คราม

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicคราม
g r ā m
Phonemic
คฺราม
g ̥ r ā m
RomanizationPaiboonkraam
Royal Institutekhram
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰraːm˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village; hamlet; race; community; multitude; collection; etc.”). Compare Pali gāma.

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

  1. house; village.
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡraːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Proto-Tai *ɡ.raːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Old Chinese 藍 (OC *ɡ·raːm, “indigo”). Cognate with Lao ຄາມ (khām), Shan ၶၢမ်း (kháam).

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

  1. indigo.

Adjective

คราม • (kraam)

  1. indigo.
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Colors in Thai · สี (sǐi) (layout · text)
     ขาว (kǎao)      เทา (tao)      ดำ (dam)
             แดง (dɛɛng)              ส้ม (sôm); น้ำตาล (nám-dtaan)              เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang); ครีม (kriim)
             เขียว (kǐao)              เขียว (kǐao)             
             ฟ้า (fáa)              ฟ้า (fáa)              น้ำเงิน (nám-ngən)
             ม่วง (mûuang); คราม (kraam)              บานเย็น (baan-yen); ม่วง (mûuang)              ชมพู (chom-puu)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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