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ค่ำ

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See also: คำ

Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɣamᴮ (night). Cognate with Southern Thai ขำ, Isan ค่ำ, Lao ຄ່ຳ (kham), Northern Thai ᨤ᩵ᩣᩴ (xam⁵), Khün ᨤ᩵ᩣᩴ (kham²), ᦆᧄᧈ (xam¹), Tai Dam ꪁꪾ꪿ (ꞌcăm), Tai Dón ꪅꪝꪾꫀ, Shan ၶမ်ႈ (khām), Tai Nüa ᥑᥛ (xam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ), Zhuang haemh, Saek กฺั้ม.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicค่ำ
g ˋ å
RomanizationPaiboonkâm
Royal Institutekham
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰam˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ค่ำ (kâm)

  1. (Thai lunar calendar) day.
  2. dusk; nightfall.

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Verb

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ค่ำ (kâm)

  1. to become dark; to enter the period of time after the end of daylight.