kaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀁 (Brahmi script)
• कं (Devanagari script)
• কং (Bengali script)
• කං (Sinhalese script)
• ကံ or ၵံ (Burmese script)
• กํ or กัง (Thai script)
• ᨠᩴ (Tai Tham script)
• ກໍ or ກັງ (Lao script)
• កំ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄁 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

kaṃ m or f

1. accusative singular of ka (“who (m.)”)
2. accusative singular of kā (“who (f.)”)

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kene (whence Tocharian B kene), probably from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Noun

kaṃ

1. melody, tune
2. (poetry) meter