"การ" meaning in Thai

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Noun

IPA: /kaːn˧/ [standard] Forms: gaan [romanization]
Etymology: From Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix”) and Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”). Cognate with Lao ການ (kān), Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan). Etymology templates: {{bor|th|pi|kāra|t=deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix}} Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix”), {{bor|th|sa|कार|t=making; producing; performing; action; etc.}} Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”), {{cog|lo|ການ}} Lao ການ (kān), {{cog|khb|ᦂᦱᧃ}} Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan) Head templates: {{th-noun}} การ • (gaan)
  1. work; matter; task; affair.
    Sense id: en-การ-th-noun-k2Rh6l31 Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 56 17 28

Prefix

IPA: /kaːn˧/ [standard] Forms: gaan [romanization]
Etymology: From Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix”) and Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”). Cognate with Lao ການ (kān), Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan). Etymology templates: {{bor|th|pi|kāra|t=deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix}} Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage; noun suffix”), {{bor|th|sa|कार|t=making; producing; performing; action; etc.}} Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”), {{cog|lo|ການ}} Lao ການ (kān), {{cog|khb|ᦂᦱᧃ}} Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan) Head templates: {{th-prefix}} การ • (gaan)
  1. prefixed to nouns to form noun derivatives, meaning “affairs of.; matters of .; -ery; -y”. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-การ-th-prefix-D4KqhmyM Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 5 24 36
  2. prefixed to action verbs to form abstract nouns, meaning “act of .; -ing”. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-การ-th-prefix-mzfu6plt Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 11 9 22 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 5 24 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 3 17 49 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 18 22 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ต้องการ (dtɔ̂ng-gaan), สมการ (sà-má-gaan) Related terms: ความ (kwaam)
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