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Meaning & History
Believed to be a corruption of Thai ขามแก่น (Kham Kaen) referring to a local Buddhist reliquary. The name itself is derived from ขาม (kham) meaning "tamarind" and แก่น (kaen) meaning "core, kernel". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and city in, Thailand.