ค้ากาม(kâa gaam)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] sell sex; [to] work as a prostitute

to earn money by having sex with customers

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับกุมjàp gumจับกุมjàp gum[to] arrest; apprehendแก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)ค้ากามkâa gaamค้ากามkâa gaam[to] sell sex; [to] work as a prostituteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงแรมrohng raemโรงแรมrohng raemhotel; lodging establishmentแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police arrested a prostitution gang at a hotel last night.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2commerce; trade3polite/friendly call (vocative particle)Part 1
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กามgaamกามgaam1sexual desire; lust2sexual; erotic (in compounds only)Part 2
ค้ากามkâa gaamค้ากามkâa gaam[to] sell sex; [to] work as a prostitute