ข้าว

See also: ขาว and ข่าว

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†เข้า (kâo)
• ^†เฃ้า (kâo)

 

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qawᶜ (“rice”), from Austroasiatic (Sagart, 2003), compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ (“husked rice”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເຂົ້າ (khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²), Tai Dam ꪹꪄ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw), 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow) or 𑜁𑜧𑜈𑜫 (khaww), Zhuang haeux, Saek เกฺา.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ข้าว kʰ ˆ ā w
Phonemic		ค่าว g ˋ ā w	[archaic, now dialectal] เค่า e g ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kâao	kâo
	Royal Institute	khao	khao
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰaːw˥˩/(R)	/kʰaw˥˩/(R)
Audio

Noun

ข้าว

1. rice.
2. (colloquial) food; meal.
3. (archaic) year.
4. article, object, thing; belonging, possession.