จำนำ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer caṃnaṃ, caṃnām, caṃṇāṃ, caṃnāṃ (recollection, remembrance; to recollect, to remember; etc), extended form of Old Khmer cāṃ, cāṃma, cāṃmma, cāma, caṃ, cām, cāṃm, cam, from which Thai จำ (jam) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer ចំណាំ (cɑmnam).

Pronunciation

Orthographicจำนำ
t͡ɕånå
Phonemic
จำ-นำ
t͡ɕånå
RomanizationPaiboonjam-nam
Royal Institutecham-nam
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕam˧.nam˧/(R)

Noun

จำนำ • (jam-nam)

  1. (archaic) habitué; regular.
  2. (archaic) captive; hostage.
  3. (law) pledge.
  4. (law and archaic) pledge or mortgage.

Verb

จำนำ • (jam-nam) (abstract noun การจำนำ)

  1. (law) to pledge.
  2. (law and archaic) to pledge or mortgage.

Derived terms

  • ผู้จำนำ (pledgor)
  • ผู้รับจำนำ (pledgee)
  • โรงจำนำ (pawnshop)
  • โรงรับจำนำ (pawnshop)

Preposition

จำนำ • (jam-nam)

  1. (archaic) for: used to indicate an aim, desire, destination, object, purpose, etc.
    ผ้าจำนำพรรษา
    pâa jam-nam pan-sǎa
    Robe for lenten season
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