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Lao
Etymology
From Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage”), Pali -kāra (“maker, worker”) and Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”). Cognate with Thai การ (gaan), Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan).
Pronunciation
Noun
ການ • (kān)
- work, business
- mission, responsibility, duty
- act, action
- scale, size
Derived terms
Prefix
ການ • (kān)
- (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
- (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity
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Suffix
ການ • (kān)
- (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns
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