คาม
kaamMeaning
1NounC1
village; settlement
village; settlement; home (typically used in formal or literary contexts, or as part of place names)
Examples
อำเภอam-pəəอำเภอam-pəə1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉ-wâaชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉ-wâa[to] be called; [to] be named; [to] be known asบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedคามkaamคามkaamvillage; settlementซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstanding
This district has a village named Ban Kham, which is an old community.
3 more examplesShow less
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngที่พำนักtîi-pam-nákอยู่ในyùu-naiวัดwátใกล้glâiแหล่งlɛ̀ngชุมชนchum-chonจะjàถูกเรียกว่าtùuk-rîiak-wâaพระคามวาสีprá-kaam-má-waa-sǐi
Monks who reside in temples near populated areas are called Khamawasi monks.
ในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanคำว่าkam-wâaคามkaamมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngการตั้งถิ่นฐานgaan-dtâng-tìn-tǎanและlɛ́การขยายตัวgaan-kà-yǎai-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนชนบทchum-chon-chon-ná-bòt
In ancient literature, the word Kham is often used to describe the settlement and expansion of rural communities.
กฎหมายตราสามดวงgòt-măai dtraa săam duuangได้dâiระบุrá-bùถึงtĕungการกำหนดgaan gam-nòtเขตแดนkèt daenของkŏngคามkaamและláeนิคมní-komไว้wáiอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganข้อพิพาทkôr pí-pâat
The Law of the Three Seals clearly specified the boundary demarcation of villages and settlements to prevent disputes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |