"ກຳ" meaning in Lao

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Noun

IPA: [kam˩(˧)] (note: Vientiane), [kam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kam [romanization]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”). Cognate with Thai กำ (gam), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), Phake ကံ (kaṃ), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), Nong Zhuang gaem, Zhuang gaem, Saek กั๋ม. Etymology templates: {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*kamᴬ||to hold in the closed hand}} Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”), {{cog|th|กำ}} Thai กำ (gam), {{cog|nod|ᨠᩣᩴ}} Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, {{cog|kkh|ᨠᩣᩴ}} Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, {{cog|khb|ᦂᧄ}} Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), {{cog|shn|ၵမ်}} Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), {{cog|phk|ကံ}} Phake ကံ (kaṃ), {{cog|aho|𑜀𑜪}} Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), {{cog|zhn|gaem}} Nong Zhuang gaem, {{cog|za|gaem}} Zhuang gaem, {{cog|skb|กั๋ม}} Saek กั๋ม Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ກຳ • (kam)
  1. fist
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-kfSVmKw6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kam˩(˧)] (note: Vientiane), [kam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kam [romanization]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Etymology templates: {{bor|lo|pi|kamma}} Pali kamma, {{der|lo|sa|कर्मन्|tr=kárman}} Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman) Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ກຳ • (kam)
  1. work, occupation
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-NXLyVUEK
  2. act, deed
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-8umBNdCm
  3. (Buddhism) karma Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-bUue5iAo Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 6 33 12 1 6 30 4 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  4. fate, destiny
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-M3SW~3gm Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 6 33 12 1 6 30 4
  5. death
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-UsjgKYfM
  6. ceremony, ritual
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-Ihr00HVK
  7. (grammar) direct object Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-noun-hEwWDQDL Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 6 33 12 1 6 30 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [kam˩(˧)] (note: Vientiane), [kam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kam [romanization], ການກຳ [abstract-noun]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”). Cognate with Thai กำ (gam), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), Phake ကံ (kaṃ), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), Nong Zhuang gaem, Zhuang gaem, Saek กั๋ม. Etymology templates: {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*kamᴬ||to hold in the closed hand}} Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”), {{cog|th|กำ}} Thai กำ (gam), {{cog|nod|ᨠᩣᩴ}} Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, {{cog|kkh|ᨠᩣᩴ}} Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, {{cog|khb|ᦂᧄ}} Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), {{cog|shn|ၵမ်}} Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), {{cog|phk|ကံ}} Phake ကံ (kaṃ), {{cog|aho|𑜀𑜪}} Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), {{cog|zhn|gaem}} Nong Zhuang gaem, {{cog|za|gaem}} Zhuang gaem, {{cog|skb|กั๋ม}} Saek กั๋ม Head templates: {{lo-verb}} ກຳ • (kam) (abstract noun ການກຳ)
  1. to fist; to grasp
    Sense id: en-ກຳ-lo-verb-9e9kqSCE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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      "name": "inh"
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      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "ipa": "[kam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
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      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
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      "form": "kam",
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        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "ການກຳ",
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        "abstract-noun"
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      "expansion": "ກຳ • (kam) (abstract noun ການກຳ)",
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    "ກຳ"
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  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        "to fist; to grasp"
      ],
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        [
          "fist",
          "fist"
        ],
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          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "[kam˩(˧)]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ກຳ"
}

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    "Lao terms borrowed from Pali",
    "Lao terms derived from Pali",
    "Lao terms derived from Proto-Tai",
    "Lao terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Lao terms inherited from Proto-Tai",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Lao verbs",
    "Rhymes:Lao/am"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "tai-pro",
        "3": "*kamᴬ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to hold in the closed hand"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "กำ"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai กำ (gam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨠᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kkh",
        "2": "ᨠᩣᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Khün ᨠᩣᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦂᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၵမ်"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၵမ် (kǎm)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phk",
        "2": "ကံ"
      },
      "expansion": "Phake ကံ (kaṃ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜀𑜪"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zhn",
        "2": "gaem"
      },
      "expansion": "Nong Zhuang gaem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "za",
        "2": "gaem"
      },
      "expansion": "Zhuang gaem",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "skb",
        "2": "กั๋ม"
      },
      "expansion": "Saek กั๋ม",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”). Cognate with Thai กำ (gam), Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), Phake ကံ (kaṃ), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), Nong Zhuang gaem, Zhuang gaem, Saek กั๋ม.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ກຳ • (kam)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ກຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fist",
          "fist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kam˩(˧)]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ກຳ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao terms borrowed from Pali",
    "Lao terms derived from Pali",
    "Lao terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Lao/am"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "pi",
        "3": "kamma"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali kamma",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कर्मन्",
        "tr": "kárman"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ກຳ • (kam)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ກຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "work, occupation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "act, deed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "lo:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "karma"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "karma",
          "karma"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) karma"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fate, destiny"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fate",
          "fate"
        ],
        [
          "destiny",
          "destiny"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ceremony, ritual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ceremony",
          "ceremony"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "lo:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "direct object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "direct object",
          "direct object"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) direct object"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kam˩(˧)]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ກຳ"
}

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