จำ

From Old Khmer cāṃ, cāṃm, cām, caṃ, cam (“to remain, to stay; to bear in mind, to memorise, to recall, to remember; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចាំ (cam); Lao ຈຳ (cham); Northern Thai ᨧᩴᩣ. Extended as Thai จำนำ (jam-nam), ประจำ (bprà-jam).

จำ • (jam) (abstract noun การจำ or ความจำ)

1. (archaic) to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain.
2. to keep; to hold; to confine; to detain; to imprison.
3. to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to memorise; to remember; to recall.

จำ • (jam)

1. (somewhat elegant or archaic when used alone) to need, be needed, be required, or be forced (to do something).