จำ

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจำ
t͡ɕ å
RomanizationPaiboonjam
Royal Institutecham
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕam˧/(R)
Homophonesจรรม

Etymology 1

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From Old Khmer ចាំ (cāṃ), ចាំម (cāṃm), ចាម៑ (cām), ចំ (caṃ), ចម៑ (cam, to remain, to stay; to bear in mind, to memorise, to recall, to remember; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចាំ (cam); Lao ຈຳ (cham); Northern Thai ᨧᩴᩣ. Extended as Thai จำนำ (jam-nam), ประจำ (bprà-jam).

Verb

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จำ (jam) (abstract noun การจำ or ความจำ)

  1. (archaic) to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain.
  2. to keep; to hold; to confine; to detain; to imprison.
  3. to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to memorise; to remember; to recall.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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จำ (jam)

  1. (somewhat elegant or archaic when used alone) to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something).
Derived terms
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