คราม

คราม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คราม g r ā m
Phonemic		คฺราม g ̥ r ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	kraam
	Royal Institute	khram
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰraːm˧/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village; hamlet; race; community; multitude; collection; etc.”). Compare Pali gāma.

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

1. house; village.

See also

See also

• คาม (kaam)

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡraːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Proto-Tai *ɡ.raːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Old Chinese 藍 (OC *ɡ·raːm, “indigo”).[1] Cognate with Lao ຄາມ (khām), Shan ၶၢမ်း (kháam).

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

1. indigo.

Adjective

คราม • (kraam)

1. indigo.

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.