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ความ

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (matter). Cognate with Southern Thai ขว่าม, Isan ความ, Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam) or ᦨᦱᧄ (kwaam), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪣ, Tai Dón ꪅꪱꪣ, Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥛᥰ (xäam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜨𑜪 (khoṃ), Zhuang vamz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicความ
g w ā m
Phonemic
คฺวาม
g ̥ w ā m
RomanizationPaiboonkwaam
Royal Institutekhwam
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːm˧/(R)

Noun

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ความ (kwaam)

  1. affair; matter
  2. content; essence
  3. (obsolete, now only found in, law) text, message, passage; version, edition
  4. (dated, now only found in combination) legal case; legal matter; lawsuit
  5. condition; manner; state

Prefix

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ความ (kwaam)

  1. a prefix to convert a verb or adjective into an abstract noun

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Malay: guam
    • > Indonesian: guam (inherited)

See also

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