ก่อ

Northern Thai

Etymology 1

Noun

ก่อ • (transliteration needed)

1. , a type of fish

Etymology 2

Particle

ก่อ • (transliteration needed)

1. used at the end of yes-no questions

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ก่อ k ˋ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	gɔ̀ɔ
	Royal Institute	ko
(standard) IPA(key)		/kɔː˨˩/(R)
Audio

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (“to build”). Cognate with Lao ກໍ່ (kǭ), Shan ၵေႃႇ (kàu), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (kō).

Verb

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ) (abstract noun การก่อ)

1. to build; to set

Etymology 2

Noun

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ)

1. many trees of the family Fagaceae

Etymology 3

Compare Lü [Term?] (“curled”).

Adjective

ก่อ • (gɔ̀ɔ)

1. curled; crouched (because of coldness)