ການ

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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), ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan).

Pronunciation

Noun

ການ (kān)

  1. work, business
  2. mission, responsibility, duty
  3. act, action
  4. scale, size

Derived terms

Prefix

ການ (kān)

  1. (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
  2. (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity

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Suffix

ການ (kān)

  1. (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns

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