ความ
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- †ฅวาม (kwaam)
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (“matter”). Cognate with Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam), Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Zhuang vamz.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ความ g w ā m | |
| Phonemic | คฺวาม g ̥ w ā m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kwaam |
| Royal Institute | khwam | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰwaːm˧/(R) | |
Noun
ความ • (kwaam)
- affair; matter.
- content; essence; subject.
- condition; manner; state.
- lawsuit.
- (archaic) language.
Prefix
ความ • (kwaam)
- a prefix to convert a verb or adjective into an abstract noun.
Derived terms
Thai terms prefixed with ความ
See also
See also
- การ (gaan)