ຄວາມ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ. Cognate with Thai ความ (kwaam), Southern Thai ขว่าม, Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪣ, Tai Dón ꪅꪱꪣ, Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Zhuang vamz.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰuːə̯m˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰuːə̯m˩˨]
Hyphenation: ຄວາມ
Rhymes: -uːə̯m

Noun[edit]

ຄວາມ • (khuām)

language, speech
word
sense, meaning
used in compounds to form nouns from verbs and adjectives

Derived terms[edit]

ຖອດຄວາມ (thǭt khuām)

See also[edit]

ການ (kān)

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