ค้ำ
Thai
Etymology
Cognate with Lao ຄ້ຳ (kham), Lü ᦅᧄᧉ (kam²), Tai Dam ꪁꪾ꫁, Shan ၵမ်ႉ (kâ̰m), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ค้ำ g ˆ å | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kám |
| Royal Institute | kham | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰam˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
ค้ำ • (kám) (abstract noun การค้ำ)
- to prop up; to hold up; to shore up; to support (against collapsing or falling down).
- (colloquial) to serve as a surety; to subject to a suretyship.
See also
- ค้ำประกัน (kám-bprà-gan)