"จำ" meaning in Thai

See จำ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ɕam˧/ [standard] Forms: jam [romanization], การจำ [abstract-noun], ความจำ [abstract-noun]
Etymology: From Old Khmer ចាំ (cāṃ), ចាំម (cāṃm), ចាម៑ (cām), ចំ (caṃ), ចម៑ (cam, “to remain, to stay; to bear in mind, to memorise, to recall, to remember; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចាំ (cam); Lao ຈຳ (cham); Northern Thai ᨧᩴᩣ. Extended as Thai จำนำ (jam-nam), ประจำ (bprà-jam). Etymology templates: {{bor|th|okz|ចាំ|tr=cāṃ}} Old Khmer ចាំ (cāṃ), {{cog|km|ចាំ}} Khmer ចាំ (cam), {{cog|lo|ຈຳ}} Lao ຈຳ (cham), {{cog|nod|ᨧᩴᩣ}} Northern Thai ᨧᩴᩣ, {{cog|th|จำนำ}} Thai จำนำ (jam-nam) Head templates: {{th-verb|~}} จำ • (jam) (abstract noun การจำ or ความจำ)
  1. (archaic) to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-จำ-th-verb-~RcqqodH Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 18 32 26
  2. to keep; to hold; to confine; to detain; to imprison.
    Sense id: en-จำ-th-verb-BDnxq~yL Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 18 32 26
  3. to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to memorise; to remember; to recall.
    Sense id: en-จำ-th-verb-cV0B9lTU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 84 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 86 5 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 77 8 Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 18 32 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡ɕam˧/ [standard] Forms: jam [romanization]
Head templates: {{th-verb|-}} จำ • (jam)
  1. (somewhat elegant or archaic when used alone) to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something).
    Sense id: en-จำ-th-verb-K8pyvlx9 Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 24 18 32 26 Derived forms: จดจำ (jòt-jam), จองจำ, จำครบ, จำคุก (jam-kúk), จำจด, จำจอง, จำใจ, จำต้อง (jam-dtɔ̂ng), จำทูล, จำเป็น (jam-bpen), จำพรรษา, จำวัด (jam-wát), จำศีล (jam-sǐin), จำห้าประการ, ท่องจำ (tɔ̂ng-jam), มัดจำ (mát-jam), เรือนจำ (rʉʉan-jam)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "ความจำ",
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        "to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain."
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        "(archaic) to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain."
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        "to keep; to hold; to confine; to detain; to imprison."
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          "detain",
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          "_dis": "24 18 32 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to memorise; to remember; to recall."
      ],
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        [
          "keep in mind",
          "keep in mind"
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        [
          "bear in mind",
          "bear in mind"
        ],
        [
          "memorise",
          "memorise"
        ],
        [
          "remember",
          "remember"
        ],
        [
          "recall",
          "recall"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕam˧/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "จำ"
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      "tags": [
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    }
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          "roman": "jòt-jam",
          "word": "จดจำ"
        },
        {
          "word": "จองจำ"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำครบ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jam-kúk",
          "word": "จำคุก"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำจด"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำจอง"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำใจ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jam-dtɔ̂ng",
          "word": "จำต้อง"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำทูล"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jam-bpen",
          "word": "จำเป็น"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำพรรษา"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jam-wát",
          "word": "จำวัด"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jam-sǐin",
          "word": "จำศีล"
        },
        {
          "word": "จำห้าประการ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tɔ̂ng-jam",
          "word": "ท่องจำ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mát-jam",
          "word": "มัดจำ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rʉʉan-jam",
          "word": "เรือนจำ"
        }
      ],
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        "to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something)."
      ],
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          "need",
          "need"
        ],
        [
          "require",
          "require"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
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        "(somewhat elegant or archaic when used alone) to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something)."
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "จำ"
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    "Thai lemmas",
    "Thai terms borrowed from Old Khmer",
    "Thai terms derived from Old Khmer",
    "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Thai terms with homophones",
    "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
    "Thai verbs"
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        "abstract-noun"
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        "to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain."
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          "remain",
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        "(archaic) to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain."
      ],
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        "to keep; to hold; to confine; to detain; to imprison."
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          "hold",
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          "detain",
          "detain"
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        "to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to memorise; to remember; to recall."
      ],
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          "keep in mind",
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        ],
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          "bear in mind",
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          "remember",
          "remember"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕam˧/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "จำ"
}

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    "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Thai verbs"
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    {
      "roman": "jòt-jam",
      "word": "จดจำ"
    },
    {
      "word": "จองจำ"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำครบ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jam-kúk",
      "word": "จำคุก"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำจด"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำจอง"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำใจ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jam-dtɔ̂ng",
      "word": "จำต้อง"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำทูล"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jam-bpen",
      "word": "จำเป็น"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำพรรษา"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jam-wát",
      "word": "จำวัด"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jam-sǐin",
      "word": "จำศีล"
    },
    {
      "word": "จำห้าประการ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tɔ̂ng-jam",
      "word": "ท่องจำ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mát-jam",
      "word": "มัดจำ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rʉʉan-jam",
      "word": "เรือนจำ"
    }
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        "to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something)."
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          "require",
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        "(somewhat elegant or archaic when used alone) to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something)."
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕam˧/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "จำ"
}

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