See also: ຄ່ຳ

Lao edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰam˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰam˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄຳ
  • Rhymes: -am

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (bite (n.); speech). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, ᦅᧄ (kam).

Noun edit

ຄຳ (kham)

  1. word
  2. speech
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

ຄຳ (kham)

  1. gold
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Verb edit

ຄຳ (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)

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