"ຄຳ" meaning in Lao

See ຄຳ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʰam˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [kʰam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kham [romanization]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ (“bite (n.); mouthful”), from Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (“bite (n.); speech”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Tày cằm. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|lo|tai-swe-pro|*ɡamᴬ⁴||bite (n.); mouthful|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ (“bite (n.); mouthful”), {{inh+|lo|tai-swe-pro|*ɡamᴬ⁴||bite (n.); mouthful}} Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ (“bite (n.); mouthful”), {{inh|lo|tai-pro|*ɡamᴬ||bite (n.); speech}} Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (“bite (n.); speech”), {{cog|aho|𑜁𑜪𑜨|tr=khäam}} Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), {{cog|th|คำ}} Thai คำ (kam), {{cog|nod|ᨣᩴᩤ}} Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, {{cog|khb|ᦅᧄ}} Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), {{cog|tyz|cằm}} Tày cằm Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ຄຳ • (kham)
  1. word
    Sense id: en-ຄຳ-lo-noun-mMHrTuk0
  2. speech
    Sense id: en-ຄຳ-lo-noun-BfthetVD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ຄຳສັນຍາ (kham san nyā) (english: promise), ຄຳຖາມ (kham thām) (english: question)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʰam˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [kʰam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kham [romanization]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), from Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|lo|tai-swe-pro|*ɣamᴬ⁴||gold|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), {{inh+|lo|tai-swe-pro|*ɣamᴬ⁴||gold}} Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), {{der|lo|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{och-l|金}} 金 (OC *krɯm), {{cog|th|คำ}} Thai คำ (kam), {{cog|nod|ᨤᩴᩣ}} Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, {{cog|khb|ᦆᧄ}} Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), {{cog|shn|ၶမ်း}} Shan ၶမ်း (khám), {{cog|aho|𑜁𑜪}} Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ), {{cog|za|gim}} Zhuang gim, {{cog|skb|กฺั๊ม}} Saek กฺั๊ม Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ຄຳ • (kham)
  1. gold Derived forms: ຄຳຂາວ (kham khāo) (english: platinum), ຫໍຄຳ (hǭ kham)
    Sense id: en-ຄຳ-lo-noun-JNfwPY3D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [kʰam˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [kʰam˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: kham [romanization], ການຄຳ [abstract-noun]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Shan ၵမ်း (kám). Etymology templates: {{cog|th|คลำ}} Thai คลำ (klam), {{cog|nod|ᨣᩤᩴ}} Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, {{cog|khb|ᦅᧄ}} Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), {{cog|shn|ၵမ်း}} Shan ၵမ်း (kám) Head templates: {{lo-verb}} ຄຳ • (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)
  1. to caress, fondle, stroke Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-ຄຳ-lo-verb--tGGCTKz Disambiguation of Languages: 10 10 10 36 35
  2. to touch, feel (by hand) Categories (topical): Chemical elements, Languages, Metals, Touch
    Sense id: en-ຄຳ-lo-verb-oUlXTT6f Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 5 5 5 11 74 Disambiguation of Languages: 10 10 10 36 35 Disambiguation of Metals: 4 4 22 17 52 Disambiguation of Touch: 3 3 3 33 59 Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 3 13 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 8 26 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 18 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "promise",
      "roman": "kham san nyā",
      "word": "ຄຳສັນຍາ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "question",
      "roman": "kham thām",
      "word": "ຄຳຖາມ"
    }
  ],
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        "tr": "khäam"
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
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      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦅᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦅᧄ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tyz",
        "2": "cằm"
      },
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  "forms": [
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        "romanization"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-ຄຳ-lo-noun-mMHrTuk0",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}

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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "2": "och",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "金"
      },
      "expansion": "金 (OC *krɯm)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
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        "2": "คำ"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai คำ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨤᩴᩣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦆᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦆᧄ (xam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၶမ်း"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၶမ်း (khám)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜁𑜪"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "za",
        "2": "gim"
      },
      "expansion": "Zhuang gim",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "skb",
        "2": "กฺั๊ม"
      },
      "expansion": "Saek กฺั๊ม",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kham",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "english": "platinum",
          "roman": "kham khāo",
          "word": "ຄຳຂາວ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hǭ kham",
          "word": "ຫໍຄຳ"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "gold",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}

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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ",
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    },
    {
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      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ການຄຳ",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 10 36 35",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lo",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to caress, fondle, stroke"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "3 3 3 13 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "8 8 8 26 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 6 18 65",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 5 11 74",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lo",
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          "orig": "lo:Chemical elements",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "4 4 22 17 52",
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Matter",
            "Metallurgy",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Technology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 33 59",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lo",
          "name": "Touch",
          "orig": "lo:Touch",
          "parents": [
            "Senses",
            "Perception",
            "Body",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to touch, feel (by hand)"
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}
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    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Proto-Southwestern Tai",
    "Lao terms derived from Proto-Tai",
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    "Lao terms inherited from Proto-Tai",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "promise",
      "roman": "kham san nyā",
      "word": "ຄຳສັນຍາ"
    },
    {
      "english": "question",
      "roman": "kham thām",
      "word": "ຄຳຖາມ"
    }
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        "id": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "tr": "khäam"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Thai คำ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨣᩴᩤ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦅᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦅᧄ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tyz",
        "2": "cằm"
      },
      "expansion": "Tày cằm",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ (“bite (n.); mouthful”), from Proto-Tai *ɡamᴬ (“bite (n.); speech”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜪𑜨 (khäam), Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨣᩴᩤ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Tày cằm.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kham",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ຄຳ • (kham)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "word"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "speech"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}

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    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao nouns",
    "Lao terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "Lao terms derived from Proto-Southwestern Tai",
    "Lao terms inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Lao verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Lao/am",
    "lo:Chemical elements",
    "lo:Languages",
    "lo:Metals",
    "lo:Touch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "platinum",
      "roman": "kham khāo",
      "word": "ຄຳຂາວ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hǭ kham",
      "word": "ຫໍຄຳ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "tai-swe-pro",
        "3": "*ɣamᴬ⁴",
        "4": "",
        "5": "gold",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "tai-swe-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "gold"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "金"
      },
      "expansion": "金 (OC *krɯm)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "คำ"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai คำ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨤᩴᩣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦆᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦆᧄ (xam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၶမ်း"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၶမ်း (khám)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜁𑜪"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "za",
        "2": "gim"
      },
      "expansion": "Zhuang gim",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "skb",
        "2": "กฺั๊ม"
      },
      "expansion": "Saek กฺั๊ม",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣamᴬ⁴ (“gold”), from Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kham",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ຄຳ • (kham)",
      "name": "lo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gold",
          "gold"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}

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    "Lao 1-syllable words",
    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao lemmas",
    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Lao verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Lao/am",
    "lo:Chemical elements",
    "lo:Languages",
    "lo:Metals",
    "lo:Touch"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "คลำ"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai คลำ (klam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨣᩤᩴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦅᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦅᧄ (kam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၵမ်း"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၵမ်း (kám)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Thai คลำ (klam), Northern Thai ᨣᩤᩴ, Lü ᦅᧄ (kam), Shan ၵမ်း (kám).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kham",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ການຄຳ",
      "tags": [
        "abstract-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ຄຳ • (kham) (abstract noun ການຄຳ)",
      "name": "lo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ຄຳ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to caress, fondle, stroke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caress",
          "caress"
        ],
        [
          "fondle",
          "fondle"
        ],
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to touch, feel (by hand)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "feel",
          "feel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰam˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ຄຳ"
}

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