Thai

Usage notes

• Often pronounced grom-má- when prefixed to a one-syllable stem in a compound, resulting in the compound actually containing three syllables, as in กรมการ ‎(grom-má-gaan), กรมขุน ‎(grom-má-kǔn), กรมคลัง ‎(grom-má-klang), กรมท่า ‎(grom-má-tâa), กรมนา ‎(grom-má-naa), กรมพระ ‎(grom-má-prá), กรมเมือง ‎(grom-má-mʉʉang), กรมวัง ‎(grom-má-wang), กรมเวียง ‎(grom-má-wiiang), กรมศักดิ์ ‎(grom-má-sàk), กรมหมื่น ‎(grom-má-mʉ̀ʉn), กรมหลวง ‎(grom-má-lǔuang), etc.
• A similar rule is found in พล ‎(pon).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (botany) the plant Aporosa villosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Baill. of the family Euphorbiaceae.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From contraction of กรรม ‎(gam).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (archaic and poetic) Alternative form of กรรม ‎(gam)

Etymology 3

From apocope of กรมธรรม์ ‎(grom-má-tan).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (archaic) Abbreviation of กรมธรรม์ ‎(grom-má-tan).

Etymology 4

From Old Khmer kra, kraha, kro, krara, gra ‎(“destitute, poor; difficult, hard; insufficient, scarce; harsh; painful; severe; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រ ‎(krâ).

Verb

กรม • ‎(grom) ‎(abstract noun การกรม or ความกรม)

1. (somewhat archaic) Alternative form of ตรม ‎(dtrom)

Derived terms

Etymology 5

From Old Khmer krama, kraṃma ‎(“arrangement, order; class, grade, rank; course, way; procedure, process; succession, series”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រម ‎(krâm).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (archaic) arrangement, order; class, grade, rank; course, way; procedure, process; succession, series.

Etymology 6

From Old Khmer krama, kraṃma ‎(“law; ordinance; regulation; rule”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រម ‎(krâm).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (archaic) law; ordinance; regulation; rule.

Derived terms

Etymology 7

Possibly from Old Khmer krama, kraṃma ‎(“class, grade, rank (within a hierarchy)”). Compare Modern Khmer ក្រម ‎(krâm).

Noun

กรม • ‎(grom)

1. (historical)
   1. unit of armed men in the government system, commanded by a chief officer called เจ้ากรม ‎(jâao-grom) and a deputy chief officer called ปลัดกรม ‎(bpà-làt-grom). If the chief officer is a royal person, he or she is called เจ้าต่างกรม ‎(jâao-dtàang-grom) and may be given one of the following บรรดาศักดิ์ ‎(ban-daa-sàk, “noble rank”): (from highest to lowest) กรมพระยา ‎(grom-prá-yaa), กรมพระ ‎(grom-má-prá), กรมหลวง ‎(grom-má-lǔuang), กรมขุน ‎(grom-má-kǔn), กรมหมื่น ‎(grom-má-mʉ̀ʉn).
   2. highest governmental department, roughly equivalent to modern-day ministry.
2. (government) governmental department, often commanded by a chief officer called อธิบดี ‎(à-tí-bɔɔ-dii, “director-general”), subject to กระทรวง ‎(grà-suuang, “ministry”) or ทบวง ‎(tá-buuang, “bureau”), and divided into กอง ‎(gɔɔng, “division”).
3. (sometimes colloquial) military agency; military base; military unit.

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