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Lao
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ຄຳ
- Rhymes: -am
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (“bite (n.); speech”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Tày cằm.
Noun
ຄຳ • (kham)
- word
- speech
Derived terms
- ຄຳສັນຍາ (kham san nyā, “promise”)
- ຄຳຖາມ (kham thām, “question”)
Etymology 2
From Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.
Noun
ຄຳ • (kham)
- gold
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Shan ၵမ်း (kám).
Verb
ຄຳ • (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)
- to caress, fondle, stroke
- to touch, feel (by hand)