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คำ

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See also: ค่ำ

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคำ
g å
RomanizationPaiboonkam
Royal Institutekham
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰam˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ (bite (n.); mouthful), from Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (bite (n.); speech).[1] Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, Lao ຄຳ (kham), ᦅᧄ (kam), Tai Dam ꪁꪾ, Tày cằm, Zhuang gaemz, Zuojiang Zhuang kaemz.

Noun

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คำ (kam)

  1. word
  2. speech
  3. (archaic, in compounds) bite (of food), morsel; bit
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (gold), from Old Chinese (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lao ຄຳ (kham), ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.

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Noun

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คำ (kam)

  1. gold.
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 359