ກຳລັງ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Thai กำลัง (gam-lang).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kam˩(˧).laŋ˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kam˩˨.laŋ˩˨]
Hyphenation: ກຳ-ລັງ
Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

ກຳລັງ • (kam lang)

(auxiliary) indicating continuing action: be in the process of, be ...ing
ພວກເຈົ້າກຳລັງເຮັດຫຍັງ?
phūak chaokam langhet nyang?
What are you doing?

ພວກເຮົາກຳລັງກິນເຂົ້າ.
phūak haokam langkin khao.
We're eating.

Synonyms

ພວມ (phūam)

Derived terms

ກຳລັງຈະ (kam lang cha)

Descendants

Khmu: ກຶມລ້ງ

See also

ຈະ (cha)
ຊິ (si)
ໄດ້ (dai)
ຢູ່ (yū)
ແລ້ວ (lǣu)

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