ความ

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (“matter”). Cognate with Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Lü ᦩᦱᧄ (xvaam).

Pronunciation

Orthographicความ
g w ā m
Phonemicคฺวาม
g ̥ w ā m
RomanizationPaiboonkwaam
Royal Institutekhwam
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwaːm˧/

Noun

ความ • (kwaam)

  1. affair; matter.
  2. content; essence; subject.
  3. condition; manner; state.
  4. lawsuit.
  5. (archaic) language.

Prefix

ความ • (kwaam)

  1. a prefix to convert a verb or adjective into an abstract noun.

Derived terms

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See also

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