ກຳລັງ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai กำลัง (gam-lang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam˩˧ laŋ˦˥/

Verb

ກຳລັງ • (kam lang)

1. (auxiliary) indicating continuing action: be in the process of, be ...ing

   ພວກເຈົ້າກຳລັງເຮັດຫຍັງ?

   phūak chaokam langhet nyang?

   What are you doing?

   ພວກເຮົາກຳລັງກິນເຂົ້າ.

   phūak haokam langkin khao.

   We're eating.

Synonyms

• ພວມ (phūam)

Derived terms

• ກຳລັງຈະ (kam lang cha)

Descendants

• Khmu: ກຶມລ້ງ

See also

• ຈະ (cha)
• ຊິ (si)
• ໄດ້ (dai)
• ຢູ່ (yū)
• ແລ້ວ (lǣu)