ចាំ
See also: ច, ចំ, ចេះ, and ចៃ
Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cam ~ *caam (“to wait, watch”); cognate with Ngeq cam ("to watch; look after; to wait for"). Compare Thai จำ (jam).
Pronunciation
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Verb
ចាំ • (cam) (abstract noun ការចាំ)
- to wait (for), await, expect
- to watch over, guard, keep, look after
- to remember, to think of again, recall with some effort; to have learned by heart, to know well
- to memorize, to keep in mind
Conjunction
ចាំ • (cam)
- just wait until (+ clause), just let (+ clause)
Affixed forms
- ចំណាំ (cɑmnam)
- ឆ្មាំ (chmam)
- ឆ្នាំ (chnam)
- បញ្ចាំ (bɑñcam)
- ប្រចាំ (prɑcam)