ການ

Lao

Etymology

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

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kaːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kaːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ການ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ການ • (kān)

2. work, business
4. mission, responsibility, duty
6. act, action
7. scale, size

Derived terms

• ຫັອງການ (hǫng kān)

Prefix

ການ • (kān)

2. (as a prefix) forming nouns from action verbs
4. (as a prefix) forming nouns designating a sphere of activity

Derived terms

• ການເມືອງ (kān mư̄ang, “politics”)

Suffix

ການ • (kān)

2. (as a suffix) forming agent-nouns

Derived terms

• ຕ້ອງການ (tǭng kān)

See also

• ຄວາມ (khuām)