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

• IPA^(key): /kaːn˩˧/

Noun

ການ • (kān)

1. work, business
2. mission, responsibility, duty
3. act, action
4. scale, size

Derived terms

• ຫ້ອງການ

Particle

ການ • (kān)

1. (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
2. (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity
3. (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns

Derived terms

• ການເມືອງ (kān mư̄ang, “politics”)
• ຕ້ອງການ (tǭng kān)

See also

• ຄວາມ (khuām)