ສຳຄັນ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ສຳ-ຄັນ
• Rhymes: -an

Adjective

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ຄວາມສຳຄັນ)

1. unusual, extraordinary
2. main, principal
3. important, significant

Verb

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ການສຳຄັນ)

1. to understand
2. to think, suppose, consider
3. to notice, watch

Noun

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan)

1. sign, symbol, token