ความ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ฅวาม (kwaam)

 

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣwaːmᴬ (“matter”). Cognate with Southern Thai ขว่าม, Isan ความ, Lao ຄວາມ (khuām), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lü ᦩᦱᧄ (xwaam) or ᦨᦱᧄ (kwaam), Tai Dam ꪁꪫꪱꪣ, Tai Dón ꪅꪱꪣ, Shan ၵႂၢမ်း (kwáam), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥛᥰ (xäam), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜨𑜪 (khoṃ), Zhuang vamz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ความ g w ā m
Phonemic		คฺวาม g ̥ w ā m
Romanization	Paiboon	kwaam
	Royal Institute	khwam
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰwaːm˧/(R)

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

Thai terms prefixed with ความ

See also

• การ (gaan)