ຄຳ

Lao

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰam˦˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (“bite (n.); speech”). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam).

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 (kham) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khram), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.

Noun

ຄຳ • (kham)

gold

Derived terms

ຄຳຂາວ (kham khāo, “platinum”)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam).

Verb

ຄຳ • (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)

to caress, fondle, stroke
to touch, feel (by hand)

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