ການ
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Lao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pali kāra (“deed; service; act of mercy or worship; homage”), Pali -kāra (“maker, worker”) and Sanskrit कार (kāra, “making; producing; performing; action; etc.”). Cognate with Thai การ (gaan), Lü ᦂᦱᧃ (k̇aan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ການ • (kān)
Derived terms[edit]
- ຫັອງການ (hǫng kān)
Prefix[edit]
ການ • (kān)
- (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
- (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity
Derived terms[edit]
- ການເມືອງ (kān mư̄ang, “politics”)
Suffix[edit]
ການ • (kān)
- (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns
Derived terms[edit]
- ຕ້ອງການ (tǭng kān)
See also[edit]
- ຄວາມ (khuām)