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Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Khmer caṃnaṃ, caṃnām, caṃṇāṃ, caṃnāṃ (“recollection, remembrance; to recollect, to remember; etc”), extended form of Old Khmer cāṃ, cāṃma, cāṃmma, cāma, caṃ, cām, cāṃm, cam, from which Thai จำ (jam) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ចំណាំ (cɑmnam).
Pronunciation
Noun
จำนำ • (jam-nam)
- (archaic) habitué; regular.
- (archaic) captive; hostage.
- (law) pledge.
- (law and archaic) pledge or mortgage.
Verb
จำนำ • (jam-nam) (abstract noun การจำนำ)
- (law) to pledge.
- (law and archaic) to pledge or mortgage.
Derived terms
Preposition
จำนำ • (jam-nam)
- (archaic) for: used to indicate an aim, desire, destination, object, purpose, etc.
- ผ้าจำนำพรรษา
- pâa jam-nam pan-sǎa
- Robe for lenten season