"ສຳຄັນ" meaning in Lao

See ສຳຄັນ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: ຄວາມສຳຄັນ [abstract-noun]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan). Etymology templates: {{cog|km|សំខាន់}} Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), {{cog|th|สำคัญ}} Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan) Head templates: {{lo-adj}} ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ຄວາມສຳຄັນ)
  1. unusual, extraordinary
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-adj-jGOW5fgW
  2. main, principal
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-adj-tZKN7a6b
  3. important, significant
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-adj-RD49JPPP Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 17 15 20 15 18

Noun

IPA: [sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang)
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan). Etymology templates: {{cog|km|សំខាន់}} Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), {{cog|th|สำคัญ}} Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan) Head templates: {{lo-noun}} ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan)
  1. sign, symbol, token
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-noun-W1kkBpe- Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 17 15 20 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 0 6 21 21 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 3 23 25 22 25

Verb

IPA: [sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥] (note: Vientiane), [sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨] (note: Luang Prabang) Forms: ການສຳຄັນ [abstract-noun]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan). Etymology templates: {{cog|km|សំខាន់}} Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), {{cog|th|สำคัญ}} Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan) Head templates: {{lo-verb}} ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ການສຳຄັນ)
  1. to understand
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-verb-JdyJGl7k Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 17 15 20 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 0 6 21 21 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 3 23 25 22 25
  2. to think, suppose, consider
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-verb-XztYQfy9 Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 17 15 20 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 0 6 21 21 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 3 23 25 22 25
  3. to notice, watch
    Sense id: en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-verb-OfyhMHdg Categories (other): Lao entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lao entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 17 15 20 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 0 6 21 21 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 3 23 25 22 25
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan).",
  "forms": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ສຳ-ຄັນ"
  ],
  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "unusual, extraordinary"
      ],
      "id": "en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-adj-jGOW5fgW",
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          "unusual",
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "main, principal"
      ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ສຳຄັນ"
}

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  "lang": "Lao",
  "lang_code": "lo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 5 17 15 20 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "id": "en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-verb-JdyJGl7k",
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to think, suppose, consider"
      ],
      "id": "en-ສຳຄັນ-lo-verb-XztYQfy9",
      "links": [
        [
          "think",
          "think"
        ],
        [
          "suppose",
          "suppose"
        ],
        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "7 0 6 21 21 21 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "3 0 3 23 25 22 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to notice, watch"
      ],
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        [
          "notice",
          "notice"
        ],
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ສຳຄັນ"
}

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      "name": "cog"
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      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
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  "word": "ສຳຄັນ"
}
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    "Lao entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lao lemmas",
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    "Lao terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Lao verbs",
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        "unusual, extraordinary"
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      "ipa": "[sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
    },
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      "ipa": "[sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨]",
      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
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  "word": "ສຳຄັນ"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
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        "to think, suppose, consider"
      ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "[sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]",
      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
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}

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  ],
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      "note": "Vientiane"
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      "note": "Luang Prabang"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ສຳຄັນ meaning in Lao (3.7kB)

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