ເຂົ້າໃຈ
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Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ເຂົ້າ (khao, “enter”) + ໃຈ (chai, “heart, mind, spirit”). Compare with Thai เข้าใจ (kâo-jai).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˧˩.t͡ɕaj˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˥˨.t͡ɕaɰ˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ເຂົ້າ-ໃຈ
- Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ
Verb
[edit]ເຂົ້າໃຈ • (khao chai) (abstract noun ການເຂົ້າໃຈ or ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ)
- to understand
- ບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ ― bǭ khao chai ― (I) don't understand