ເຂົາ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເຂົາ
  • Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Thai เขา (kǎo).

Noun[edit]

ເຂົາ (khao)

  1. mountain
  2. hill, height

Pronoun[edit]

ເຂົາ (khao)

  1. he, she, they
  2. someone else
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (horn). Cognate with Thai เขา (kǎo).

Noun[edit]

ເຂົາ (khao)

  1. horn, antler