কম

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کم (kam, “little, few”). Compare Hindi कम (kam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔm/

Adjective

কম • (kom)

1. less (in lower degree; to smaller extent)

   আজি বৰষুণ কমকৈ পৰিছে।

   azi boroxun komkoi porise.

   Today it has rained less.

2. little (not much)

Determiner

কম • (kom)

1. few (small number)

Derived terms

• কমা (koma)
• কমোৱা (komüa)

 

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کم (kam). Compare Hindi कम (kam), Punjabi ਕਮ (kam).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kɔm/, [ˈkɔːm], [ˈkɔm]

  Audio:

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kɔm/, [ˈkɔːm], [ˈkɔm]

Adjective

কম • (kom) (comparative আরও কম, superlative সবচেয়ে কম)

1. few, little, less

   Antonym: বেশী (beśi)

Determiner

কম • (kom)

1. few

   Synonym: অল্প (olpo)

   Antonym: বেশী (beśi)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kama (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• कम (Devanagari script)
• කම (Sinhalese script)
• ကမ or ၵမ (Burmese script)
• กม or กะมะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ກມ or ກະມະ (Lao script)
• កម (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄟 (Chakma script)

Verb

কম

1. Bengali script form of kama, second-person singular imperative active of কমতি (kamati, “to walk”)