ສຳຄັນ

Lao

Etymology

Compare Khmer សំខាន់ (sɑmkhan), Thai สำคัญ (sǎm-kan).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sam˩(˧).kʰan˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sam˥˧˧.kʰan˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສຳ-ຄັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Adjective

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ຄວາມສຳຄັນ)

  1. unusual, extraordinary
  2. main, principal
  3. important, significant

Verb

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan) (abstract noun ການສຳຄັນ)

  1. to understand
  2. to think, suppose, consider
  3. to notice, watch

Noun

ສຳຄັນ • (sam khan)

  1. sign, symbol, token
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