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Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cam ~ *caam (“to wait, watch”); cognate with Ngeq cam ("to watch; look after; to wait for"), Vietnamese chăm (“diligent”). Compare Thai จำ (jam).
Pronunciation
Verb
ចាំ • (cam) (abstract noun ការចាំ)
- to wait (for), await, expect
- ចាំបន្តិច! ― cam bɑntəc! ― wait a little!
- to watch over, guard, keep, look after
- to remember, to think of again, recall with some effort; to have learned by heart, to know well
- to memorize, to keep in mind
Conjunction
ចាំ • (cam)
- just wait until (+ clause), just let (+ clause)