เขา

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Octahedron80 (talk | contribs) as of 10:55, 22 December 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Thai

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเขา
e kʰ ā
Phonemic
เขา
e kʰ ā
[informal]
เค้า
e g ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎokáo
Royal Institutekhaokhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)/kʰaw˦˥/(R)

Pronoun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. he; she; they.
  2. (childish) I; oneself.
Usage notes
  • The third person pronoun can be used specifically or nonspecifically, such as "เขาว่า..." (kǎo wâa...; "they say...").
  • The first person pronoun is usually used with the second person pronoun ตัวเอง (dtuua-eeng) or เตง (dteeng).

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (figurative) one who is not on someone's part or side or is not a member of someone's group, entity, etc.
Derived terms

Template:th-der

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese (MC khjuw, “mountain”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. hill; mountain.
Derived terms

Template:th-der

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *qawᴬ (horn). Cognate to Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເຂົາ (khao), ᦃᧁ (ẋaw), Shan ၶဝ် (khǎo), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Zhuang gaeu. Compare Sui baol and ggaol (horn), Southern Kam baol (horn).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. horn; antler.
See also

Template:th-also

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (นก~) any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including doves and pigeons.
See also

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขา
e kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonkǎo
Royal Institutekhao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaw˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เขา (kǎo)

  1. (somewhat archaic) climber; creeper; vine.