คราม

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicคราม
g r ā m
Phonemicคฺราม
g ̥ r ā m
RomanizationPaiboonkraam
Royal Institutekhram
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰraːm˧/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village; hamlet; race; community; multitude; collection; etc.”). Compare Pali gāma.

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

  1. house; village.
See also
See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡraːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Proto-Tai *ɡ.raːmᴬ (“indigo”), from Old Chinese 藍 (OC *ɡ·raːm, “indigo”).[1] Cognate with Lao ຄາມ (khām), Shan ၶၢမ်း (kháam).

Noun

คราม • (kraam)

  1. indigo.

Adjective

คราม • (kraam)

  1. indigo.

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.
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