ການ
Lao
Etymology
From Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix”) and Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”). Cognate with Thai การ (gaan), Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan).
Pronunciation
Noun
ການ • (kān)
Derived terms
Particle
ການ • (kān)
- (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
- (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity
- (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns
Derived terms
See also
- ຄວາມ (khuām)