ค้ำ

kám

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] prop; brace; support (from below)

to hold something up from underneath so it does not fall; to prop or brace

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwriteกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less
He used a stick to prop up the branch so it wouldn’t break.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเราraoเอาaoอิฐìtมาmaaค้ำkámตู้dtûuไม่ให้mâi-hâiล้มlómตอนdtɔɔnย้ายบ้านyáai-bâan
Yesterday we used bricks to brace the cabinet so it wouldn’t tip over while moving house.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoค้ำkámหลังคาlǎng-kaaชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoด้วยdûuaiท่อนtɔ̂nเหล็กlèkเพราะprɔ́ลมแรงlom-rɛɛngกลัวว่าgluua-wâaมันmanจะjàพังpang
They propped up the temporary roof with steel pipes because the strong wind might bring it down.
ช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngค้ำkámผนังpà-nǎngด้านในdâan-naiด้วยdûuaiเสาsǎoค้ำkámหลายlǎaiต้นdtônระหว่างrá-wàangซ่อมsɔ̂mเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการทรุดตัวgaan-sút-dtuuaและlɛ́การgaanพังpangของkɔ̌ɔngโครงสร้างkroong-sâang
The builder had to brace the interior wall with several support posts during repairs to prevent settling and structural collapse.
2VerbB2

[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite

to serve as a guarantor for someone or something, taking responsibility if obligations are not met; to underwrite

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ค้ำkámค้ำkám1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)2[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwriteให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวว่าgluua-wâaกลัวว่าgluua-wâa[to] be afraid that [sth will happen]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postponeไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
My father refuses to act as a guarantor for the loan because he's afraid I won't be able to make the payments.
3 more examples
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiคนkonค้ำkámธนาคารtá-naa-kaanจะjàไม่อนุมัติmâi-à-nú-mátบัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtให้hâiเขาkǎo
If there is no guarantor, the bank will not approve his credit card.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaนักลงทุนnák-long-tunมาmaaค้ำประกันkám-bprà-ganการออกgaan-ɔ̀ɔkหุ้นกู้hûn-gûuเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
The company needs investors to underwrite the bond issuance so the project can proceed.
ผมpǒmยินดีyin-diiค้ำkámสัญญาเช่าsǎn-yaa-châoห้องhɔ̂ngให้hâiคุณkunแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanรายได้raai-dâaiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuai
I'm willing to guarantee your apartment lease, but supporting income documents are required.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

kám

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] prop; brace; support (from below)