ຄຳ

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See also: ຄ່ຳ

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, ᦅᧄ (kam), Tày cằm.

Noun

ຄຳ (kham)

  1. word
  2. speech
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Chinese (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.

Noun

ຄຳ (kham)

  1. gold
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, ᦅᧄ (kam), Shan ၵမ်း (kám).

Verb

ຄຳ (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)

  1. to caress, fondle, stroke
  2. to touch, feel (by hand)