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, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Tày cằm.

Noun

ຄຳ • (kham)

  1. word
  2. speech
Derived terms

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)

  1. 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)

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