ความ

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (matter). Cognate with Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam), Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Zhuang vamz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicความ
g w ā m
Phonemic
คฺวาม
g ̥ w ā m
RomanizationPaiboonkwaam
Royal Institutekhwam
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːm˧/(R)

Noun

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ความ (kwaam)

  1. affair; matter.
  2. content; essence; subject.
  3. condition; manner; state.
  4. lawsuit.
  5. (archaic) language.

Prefix

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ความ (kwaam)

  1. a prefix to convert a verb or adjective into an abstract noun.

Derived terms

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See also

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