ค้ำประกัน

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Thai

Etymology

From ค้ำ (kám, to maintain; to support) +‎ ประกัน (bprà-gan, to ensure; to guarantee; to secure).

Probably first used on 11 November 1923, when the first book of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand was promulgated.

Pronunciation

Orthographicค้ำประกัน
g ˆ å p r a k ạ n
Phonemic
ค้ำ-ปฺระ-กัน
g ˆ å – p ̥ r a – k ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonkám-bprà-gan
Royal Institutekham-pra-kan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰam˦˥.pra˨˩.kan˧/(R)

Noun

ค้ำประกัน (kám-bprà-gan)

  1. (law) suretyship.

Verb

ค้ำประกัน (kám-bprà-gan) (abstract noun การค้ำประกัน)

  1. (law) to serve as a surety; to subject to a suretyship.
    ค้ำประกันลูกหนี้
    kám-bprà-gan lûuk-nîi
    To serve as a surety for a debtor
    ค้ำประกันการกู้ยืม
    kám-bprà-gan gaan-gûu-yʉʉm
    To serve as a surety for a loan; To subject a loan to a suretyship

Usage notes

  • Both the noun and verb are colloquially shortened as ค้ำ (kám).

Derived terms